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finery

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n. That which is used to decorate the person or dress.

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perception

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n. Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.

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freshness

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n. The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.

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inexhaustible

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adj. So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent.

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transient

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n. One who or that which is only of temporary existence.

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contradiction

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n. The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said.

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nevertheless

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conj. Notwithstanding.

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germane

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adj. Relevant.

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perceptible

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adj. Cognizable.

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primer

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n. An elementary reading-book for children.

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disobedient

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adj. Neglecting or refusing to obey.

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vincible

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adj. Conquerable.

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obliterate

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v. To cause to disappear.

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demonstrative

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adj. Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.

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facetious

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adj. Amusing.

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inadvisable

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adj. Unadvisable.

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generosity

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

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enact

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v. To make into law, as by legislative act.

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encyclical

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adj. Intended for general circulation.

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metaphysics

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n. The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.

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prospector

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n. One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals.

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retinue

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n. The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance.

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sensibility

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n. Power to perceive or feel.

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elude

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v. To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.

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clemency

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n. Mercy.

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efflorescent

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adj. Opening in flower.

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emblem

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n. A symbol.

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corruption

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n. Loss of purity or integrity.

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disburse

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v. To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.

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brogue

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n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.

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enlist

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v. To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.

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orator

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n. One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.

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malleable

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adj. Pliant.

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bemoan

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v. To lament

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ghastly

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adj. Hideous.

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posse

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n. A force of men.

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paralyze

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v. To deprive of the power to act.

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strait

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n. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

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nostrum

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n. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.

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repugnant

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adj. Offensive to taste and feeling.

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vulgarity

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n. Lack of refinement in conduct or speech.

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whereupon

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adv. After which.

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imperturbable

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adj. Calm.

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cipher

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v. To calculate arithmetically. (also a noun meaning zero or nothing)

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came

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n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

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spinster

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n. A woman who has never been married.

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recoil

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v. To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread.

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adherent

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adj. Clinging or sticking fast.

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excursion

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n. A journey.

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resurgent

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adj. Surging back or again.

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matrix

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n. That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.

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mythology

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n. The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.

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pandemic

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adj. Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.

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discomfort

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n. The state of being positively uncomfortable.

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diagnosis

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n. Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.

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contagion

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n. The communication of disease from person to person.

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incapacitate

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v. To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification.

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tacit

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adj. Understood.

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alchemy

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n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.

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ebullient

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adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.

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nominate

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v. To designate as a candidate for any office.

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confront

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v. To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles.

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obligate

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v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.

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abut

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v. To touch at the end or boundary line.

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undergarment

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n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.

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pantoscope

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n. A very wide-angled photographic lens.

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casualty

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n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster.

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actuate

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v. To move or incite to action.

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benignity

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n. Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.

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lifelong

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adj. Lasting or continuous through life.

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negligent

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adj. Apt to omit what ought to be done.

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vivacity

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n. Liveliness.

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congregate

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v. To bring together into a crowd.

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amorphous

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adj. Without determinate shape.

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possession

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n. The having, holding, or detention of property in one’s power or command.

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immerse

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v. To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.

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outskirt

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n. A border region.

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absolution

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n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.

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allude

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v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.

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unlawful

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adj. Illegal.

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impersonal

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adj. Not relating to a particular person or thing.

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lingual

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adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.

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deciduous

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adj. Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc.

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desultory

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adj. Not connected with what precedes.

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futurist

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n. A person of expectant temperament.

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covenant

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n. An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties.

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juicy

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adj. Succulent.

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olive-branch

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n. A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.

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masquerade

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n. A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised.

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parity

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n. Equality, as of condition or rank.

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ostracism

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n. Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.

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blaze

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n. A vivid glowing flame.

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unction

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n. The art of anointing as with oil.

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kiln

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n. An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products.

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peninsular

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adj. Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.

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forecastle

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n. That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.

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wherewith

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n. The necessary means or resources.

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fallacious

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adj. Illogical.

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prehensile

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adj. Adapted for grasping or holding.

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sequacious

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adj. Ready to be led.

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reflexible

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adj. Capable of being reflected.

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miniature

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adj. Much smaller than reality or that the normal size.

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disseminate

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v. To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.

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scrupulous

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adj. Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.

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extension

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n. A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.

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semicircle

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n. A half-circle.

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pioneer

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n. One among the first to explore a country.

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insinuate

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v. To imply.

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assets

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n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.

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condensation

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n. The act or process of making dense or denser.

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hereditary

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adj. Passing naturally from parent to child.

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Spartan

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adj. Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.

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ravenous

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adj. Furiously voracious or hungry.

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natal

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adj. Pertaining to one’s birth.

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municipal

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adj. Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.

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nomad

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adj. Having no fixed abode.

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adjudge

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v. To award or bestow by formal decision.

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operate

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v. To put in action and supervise the working of.

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reminiscence

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n. The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience.

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monopoly

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n. The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.

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foreman

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n. The head man.

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excusable

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adj. Justifiable.

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similar

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adj. Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.

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discredit

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v. To injure the reputation of.

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authenticity

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n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.

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enthusiastic

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adj. Full of zeal and fervor.

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domineer

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v. To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.

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circumference

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n. The boundary-line of a circle.

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acquaintance

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n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.

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reciprocity

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n. Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.

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bolster

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v. To support, as something wrong.

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adhesion

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n. The state of being attached or joined.

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precession

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n. The act of going forward.

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seize

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v. To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

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epilogue

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n. The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.

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incontrovertible

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adj. Indisputable.

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horde

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n. A gathered multitude of human beings.

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transposition

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n. The act of reversing the order or changing the place of.

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sublingual

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adj. Situated beneath the tongue.

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monstrosity

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n. Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.

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lucrative

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adj. Highly profitable.

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diligence

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n. Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.

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mesmerize

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v. To hypnotize.

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man-trap

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n. A place or structure dangerous to human life.

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operator

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n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.

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supposition

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n. Conjecture.

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caitiff

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adj. Cowardly.

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criterion

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n. A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion.

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microscopic

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adj. Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.

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breech

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n. The buttocks.

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fraternal

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adj. Brotherly.

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Antarctic

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adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.

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exclusion

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n. Non-admission.

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impalpable

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adj. Imperceptible to the touch.

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transferee

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n. The person to whom a transfer is made.

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pillage

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n. Open robbery, as in war.

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zephyr

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n. Any soft, gentle wind.

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seclude

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v. To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others.

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ready

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adj. In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.

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glazier

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n. One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.

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incandescent

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adj. White or glowing with heat.

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exit

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n. A way or passage out.

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contingency

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n. Possibility of happening.

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cohesive

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adj. Having the property of consistency.

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effective

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adj. Fit for a destined purpose.

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deformity

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n. A disfigurement.

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allay

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v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.

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exclude

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v. To shut out purposely or forcibly.

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exhaustive

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adj. Thorough and complete in execution.

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obsequious

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adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.

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chasm

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n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth’s surface.

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lune

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n. The moon.

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antechamber

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n. A waiting room for those who seek audience.

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alderman

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n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

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invincible

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adj. Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.

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rife

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adj. Abundant.

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repeal

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v. To render of no further effect.

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ceremonious

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adj. Observant of ritual.

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luxuriant

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adj. Abundant or superabundant in growth.

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matricide

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n. The killing, especially the murdering, of one’s mother.

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erudition

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n. Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.

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stallion

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n. An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.

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discard

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v. To reject.

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conformance

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n. The act or state or conforming.

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fief

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n. A landed estate held under feudal tenure.

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sequestrate

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v. To confiscate.

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journalize

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v. To keep a diary.

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epigram

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n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.

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faulty

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adj. Imperfect.

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presentient

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adj. Perceiving or feeling beforehand.

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Protestant

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n. A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.

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embolism

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n. An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.

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retrospect

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n. A view or contemplation of something past.

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levy

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v. To impose and collect by force or threat of force.

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inscribe

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v. To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing.

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proletarian

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n. A person of the lowest or poorest class.

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juxtapose

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v. To place close together.

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disinfect

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v. To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.

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susceptible

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adj. Easily under a specified power or influence.

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discernible

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adj. Perceivable.

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