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luminary

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

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misinterpret

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v. To misunderstand.

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relent

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v. To yield.

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working-man

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n. One who earns his bread by manual labor.

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drachma

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n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.

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insidious

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adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.

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ligneous

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adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.

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regretful

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adj. Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.

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caprice

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n. A whim.

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functionary

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n. An official.

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uproot

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v. To eradicate.

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conciliatory

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adj. Tending to reconcile.

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nectar

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n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink.

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accessory

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n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.

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congeal

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v. To coagulate.

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manufacturer

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n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.

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gyrate

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v. To revolve.

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vainglory

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n. Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.

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annalist

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n. Historian.

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persuadable

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

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objector

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n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.

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precipitate

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v. To force forward prematurely.

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risible

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adj. capable of exciting laughter.

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assay

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

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fabricate

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v. To invent fancifully or falsely.

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derrick

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n. An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.

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fuse

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v. To unite or blend as by melting together.

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vacuum

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n. A space entirely devoid of matter.

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borough

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n. An incorporated village or town.

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consistency

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n. A state of permanence.

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symphonic

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adj. Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

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dissonant

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adj. Harsh or disagreeable in sound.

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trepidation

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n. Nervous uncertainty of feeling.

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usury

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n. The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.

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ministry

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n. A service.

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metaphysician

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n. One skilled in metaphysics.

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rampant

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adj. Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.

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scholarly

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adj. Characteristic of an erudite person.

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forcible

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adj. Violent.

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pervasion

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n. The state of spreading through every part.

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kinsfolk

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n. pl. Relatives.

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turgid

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adj. Swollen.

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simulate

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v. Imitate.

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patter

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v. To mumble something over and over.

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quarto

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n. An eight-page newspaper of any size.

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pentad

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n. The number five.

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stellar

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adj. Pertaining to the stars.

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manumission

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n. Emancipation.

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obligate

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v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.

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eschew

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v. To keep clear of.

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missive

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n. A message in writing.

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parody

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v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.

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distillation

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n. Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.

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ebullient

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adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.

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pauper

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n. One without means of support.

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metaphysical

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adj. Philosophical.

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habitant

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n. Dweller.

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ashen

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adj. Pale.

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Occident

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n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.

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florid

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adj. Flushed with red.

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warlike

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adj. Belligerent.

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substantive

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adj. Solid.

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satirize

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v. To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.

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ordnance

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n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.

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unnecessary

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adj. Not essential under the circumstances.

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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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diplomacy

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n. Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.

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spherometer

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n. An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.

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desist

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v. To cease from action.

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mandatory

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adj. Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.

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mercenary

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adj. Greedy

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airy

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adj. Delicate, ethereal.

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odium

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n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.

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predominant

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

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requital

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n. Adequate return for good or ill.

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recognize

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v. To recall the identity of (a person or thing).

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Epicurean

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adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.

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severely

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adv. Extremely.

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pollen

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n. The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.

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coagulant

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adj. Producing coagulation.

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exclamation

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n. An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.

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suasion

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n. The act of persuading.

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azure

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n. The color of the sky.

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maleficent

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adj. Mischievous.

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intricate

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adj. Difficult to follow or understand.

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translucence

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n. The property or state of allowing the passage of light.

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cabal

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n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.

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abidance

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

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rebut

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v. To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.

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begrudge

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v. To envy one of the possession of.

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anticlimax

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n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.

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photometer

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n. Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.

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continence

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n. Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.

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bellicose

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adj. Warlike.

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excel

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v. To be superior or distinguished.

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jocose

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adj. Done or made in jest.

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desert

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v. To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned

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orthopedist

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n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity

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olfactory

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adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.

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imitator

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n. One who makes in imitation.

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comparison

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n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.

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astute

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adj. Keen in discernment.

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proportionate

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adj. Being in proportion.

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collector

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n. One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.

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oddity

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n. An eccentricity.

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abbey

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

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excess

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n. That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.

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parley

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v. To converse in.

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freethinker

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n. One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.

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allude

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v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.

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profession

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n. Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special disciplines.

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consolidate

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v. To combine into one body or system.

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bulwark

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n. Anything that gives security or defense.

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ultramontane

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adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).

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generic

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adj. Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.

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exclusion

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n. Non-admission.

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corpse

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n. A dead body.

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apprehend

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v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.

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sibilant

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adj. Made with a hissing sound.

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petulant

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adj. Displaying impatience.

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compulsory

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adj. Forced.

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typical

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adj. Characteristic.

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corrosion

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n. Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.

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fervor

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n. Ardor or intensity of feeling.

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archaeology

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n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.

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quiescence

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n. Quiet.

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defensive

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adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.

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formula

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n. Fixed rule or set form.

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nefarious

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adj. Wicked in the extreme.

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devious

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adj. Out of the common or regular track.

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forecast

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v. To predict.

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chivalry

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

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causal

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adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.

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regnant

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

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vertigo

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n. Dizziness.

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palate

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n. The roof of the mouth.

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demeanor

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n. Deportment.

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intromit

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v. To insert.

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luminosity

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n. The quality of giving or radiating light.

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appall

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v. To fill with dismay or horror.

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reversion

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n. A return to or toward some former state or condition.

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divest

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v. To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.

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stagnant

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adj. Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.

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remonstrance

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n. Reproof.

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exhaustion

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n. Deprivation of strength or energy.

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wearisome

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adj. Fatiguing.

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vegetarian

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n. One who believes in the theory that man’s food should be exclusively vegetable.

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diurnal

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adj. Daily.

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equity

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n. Fairness or impartiality.

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generosity

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n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.

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preordain

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v. To foreordain.

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utilitarianism

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n. The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.

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travail

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n. Hard or agonizing labor.

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foresail

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n. A square sail.

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preferential

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adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.

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anxious

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adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.

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subvert

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v. To bring to ruin.

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violator

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n. One who transgresses.

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adverse

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adj. Opposing or opposed.

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archaic

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adj. Antiquated

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infirm

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adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength.

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logician

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n. An expert reasoner.

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hale

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adj. Of sound and vigorous health.

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piecemeal

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adv. Gradually.

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pleasurable

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adj. Affording gratification.

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rectify

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v. To correct.

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cathode

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n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.

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diacritical

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adj. Marking a difference.

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batten

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n. A narrow strip of wood.

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fretful

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adj. Disposed to peevishness.

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autarchy

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n. Unrestricted power.

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duteous

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adj. Showing submission to natural superiors.

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anachronism

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n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.

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accouter

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v. To dress.

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unaccountable

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adj. Inexplicable.

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maltreat

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v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.

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recreant

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n. A cowardly or faithless person.

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defraud

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v. To deprive of something dishonestly.

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taciturn

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adj. Disinclined to conversation.

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retrench

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

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incessant

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adj. Unceasing.

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pervasive

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adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.

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prescient

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adj. Foreknowing.

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immutable

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adj. Unchangeable.

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extricate

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v. Disentangle.

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heedless

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adj. Thoughtless.

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maneuver

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v. To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.

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fracture

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n. A break.

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sarcasm

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n. Cutting and reproachful language.

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conscientious

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adj. Governed by moral standard.

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semiannual

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adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.

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comport

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v. To conduct or behave (oneself).

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quarrelsome

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adj. Irascible.

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pecuniary

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adj. Consisting of money.

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antemeridian

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adj. Before noon.

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biograph

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n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.

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dishonest

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adj. Untrustworthy.

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diverse

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adj. Capable of various forms.

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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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tempt

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v. To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong.

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