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perspire

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v. To excrete through the pores of the skin.

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bronchus

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n. Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.

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innumerable

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adj. Countless.

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ingenious

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adj. Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.

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significance

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n. Importance.

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hoarse

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adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.

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revise

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v. To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes.

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amphitheater

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n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.

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canto

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n. One of the divisions of an extended poem.

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tantamount

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adj. Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import.

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conversion

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n. Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another.

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loneliness

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n. Solitude.

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symphonic

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

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obligatory

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adj. Binding in law or conscience.

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spherometer

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

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alternate

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n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.

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medieval

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adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.

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ridiculous

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adj. Laughable and contemptible.

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deist

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n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation.

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crustacean

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adj. Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc.

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condolence

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n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.

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encore

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n. The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.

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collapsible

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adj. That may or can collapse.

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posit

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v. To present in an orderly manner.

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hanger-on

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n. A parasite.

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dragnet

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n. A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.

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incandescence

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n. The state of being white or glowing with heat.

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detract

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v. To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.

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avidity

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n. Greediness.

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egoism

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n. The theory that places man’s chief good in the completeness of self.

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dialogue

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n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part.

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neuter

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adj. Neither masculine nor feminine.

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needy

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adj. Being in need, want, or poverty.

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fez

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n. A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.

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concurrent

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adj. Occurring or acting together.

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hale

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adj. Of sound and vigorous health.

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bromine

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n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

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earnest

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adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.

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agglomerate

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v. To pile or heap together.

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pacify

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v. To bring into a peaceful state.

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periodicity

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n. The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals.

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galvanize

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v. To imbue with life or animation.

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pitiable

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adj. Contemptible.

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eugenic

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adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.

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malevolence

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n. Ill will.

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replenish

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v. To fill again, as something that has been emptied.

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succeed

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v. To accomplish what is attempted or intended.

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punctual

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adj. Observant and exact in points of time.

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visage

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n. The face, countenance, or look of a person.

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errant

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adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.

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intolerable

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adj. Insufferable.

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syneresis

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n. The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e’er for ever.

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facilitate

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v. To make more easy.

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disbeliever

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n. One who refuses to believe.

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exposition

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n. Formal presentation.

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promiscuous

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adj. Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).

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nefarious

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adj. Wicked in the extreme.

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profuse

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adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance.

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maltreat

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

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efficacious

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adj. Effective.

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heartrending

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adj. Very depressing.

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platitude

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n. A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.

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revelation

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n. A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.

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homonym

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n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.

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symmetrical

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adj. Well-balanced.

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campaign

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n. A complete series of connected military operations.

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oaken

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adj. Made of or from oak.

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magistracy

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n. The office or dignity of a magistrate.

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infidelity

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n. Disloyalty.

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concerto

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n. A musical composition.

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nectar

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n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink.

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treacherous

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adj. Perfidious.

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quarantine

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n. The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease.

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occasion

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n. An important event or celebration.

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workmanship

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n. The art or skill of a workman.

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amusement

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n. Diversion.

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gourd

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n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.

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afresh

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adv. Once more, after rest or interval.

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verify

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v. To prove to be true, exact, or accurate.

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muleteer

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n. A mule-driver.

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sensual

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adj. Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.

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impotent

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adj. Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.

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granule

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n. A small grain or particle.

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interpolation

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n. Verbal interference.

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socialist

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adj. One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.

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autumnal

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adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.

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credence

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n. Belief.

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evangelical

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adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.

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subtrahend

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n. That which is to be subtracted.

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counterpart

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n. Something taken with another for the completion of either.

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patter

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v. To mumble something over and over.

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benefit

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n. Helpful result.

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liberalism

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n. Opposition to conservatism.

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predominance

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n. Ascendancy or preponderance.

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aldermanship

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n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.

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parlance

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n. Mode of speech.

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physicist

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n. A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.

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preexistence

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n. Existence antecedent to something.

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typical

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adj. Characteristic.

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hypercritical

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adj. Faultfinding.

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federate

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v. To league together.

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anxious

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adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.

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immaterial

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adj. Of no essential consequence.

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misinterpret

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v. To misunderstand.

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kinsfolk

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n. pl. Relatives.

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improper

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adj. Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.

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aqueduct

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n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.

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heresy

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n. An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.

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infirmary

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n. A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.

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poignant

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adj. Severely painful or acute to the spirit.

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curator

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n. A person having charge as of a library or museum.

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tangent

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adj. Touching.

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veto

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n. The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.

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maize

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n. Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn.

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utility

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n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.

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rapine

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n. The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.

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writhe

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v. To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.

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daring

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adj. Brave.

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speculate

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v. To pursue inquiries and form conjectures.

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impassable

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adj. That can not be passed through or over.

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physiography

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n. Description of nature.

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gendarme

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n. In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.

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papacy

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n. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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affluence

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n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.

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triennial

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adj. Taking place every third year.

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borough

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n. An incorporated village or town.

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malaria

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n. A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.

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penchant

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n. A bias in favor of something.

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extrajudicial

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adj. Happening out of court.

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legislative

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adj. That makes or enacts laws.

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hawthorn

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n. A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.

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indigestion

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n. Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.

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abridge

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v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.

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likelihood

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n. A probability.

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rectitude

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n. The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.

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univalence

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n. Monovalency.

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guy

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n. Stay-rope.

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prehensible

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adj. Capable of being grasped.

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wampum

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n. Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.

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rote

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n. Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention.

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epitaph

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n. An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.

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quiescence

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n. Quiet.

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imaginable

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adj. That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.

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interim

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n. Time between acts or periods.

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anemometer

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n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.

146
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intension

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n. The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.

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divinity

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n. The quality or character of being godlike.

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novellette

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n. A short novel.

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precipitate

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v. To force forward prematurely.

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comestible

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adj. Fit to be eaten.

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irreverential

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adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

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simile

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n. A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.

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deterrent

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adj. Hindering from action through fear.

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foresee

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v. To discern beforehand.

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maniac

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n. a person raving with madness.

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commodity

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n. Something that is bought and sold.

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coincide

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v. To correspond.

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palinode

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n. A retraction.

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bibliography

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n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.

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embark

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v. To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.

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presentment

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n. Semblance.

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requite

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v. To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.

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auspice

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n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.

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tempter

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n. An allurer or enticer to evil.

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hindrance

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n. An obstacle.

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pageant

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n. A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.

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irritant

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n. A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.

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stratagem

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n. Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.

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sophisticate

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v. To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.

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mismanage

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v. To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully.

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contravene

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v. To prevent or obstruct the operation of.

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anthology

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n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.

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diagnose

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v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.

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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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macadamize

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v. To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone.

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overture

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n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.

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liberate

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v. To set free or release from bondage.

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sequel

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n. That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.

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discursive

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adj. Passing from one subject to another.

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ichthyology

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n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.

181
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wholly

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adv. Completely.

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deify

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v. To regard or worship as a god.

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undermine

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v. To subvert in an underhand way.

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antiquary

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n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.

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perturbation

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n. Mental excitement or confusion.

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livid

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adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.

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knickknack

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n. A small article, more for ornament that use.

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augment

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v. To make bigger.

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redolent

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adj. Smelling sweet and agreeable.

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suasion

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n. The act of persuading.

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numerical

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adj. Of or pertaining to number.

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insensible

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adj. Imperceptible.

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narrator

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n. One who narrates anything.

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contiguity

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n. Proximity.

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revocation

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n. Repeal.

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hustle

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v. To move with haste and promptness.

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refract

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v. To bend or turn from a direct course.

198
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transcribe

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v. To write over again (something already written)

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stagy

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adj. Having a theatrical manner.

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piece

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n. A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.

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