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sensation

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n. A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.

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scabbard

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n. The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.

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consonant

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adj. Being in agreement or harmony with.

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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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cede

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v. To pass title to.

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opinion

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n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.

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quintessence

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n. The most essential part of anything.

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pentagon

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n. A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.

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philology

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n. The study of language in connection with history and literature.

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recollect

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v. To recall the knowledge of.

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demulcent

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n. Any application soothing to an irritable surface

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baffle

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v. To foil or frustrate.

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frizzle

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v. To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.

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acute

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adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.

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photoelectric

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adj. Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.

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transference

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n. The act of conveying from one person or place to another.

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trio

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n. Three things grouped or associated together.

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requisite

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adj. Necessary.

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prodigal

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n. One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.

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conveyance

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n. That by which anything is transported.

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mobocracy

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n. Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.

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transparent

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adj. Easy to see through or understand.

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mnemonics

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n. A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.

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insolence

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n. Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others.

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cat-o-nine-tails

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n. An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.

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elegy

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n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.

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assonate

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v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.

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supplicant

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n. One who asks humbly and earnestly.

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forgery

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n. Counterfeiting.

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festal

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adj. Joyous.

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desiccant

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n. Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.

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malcontent

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n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.

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gamble

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v. To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.

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apology

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n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.

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broadcast

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adj. Disseminated far and wide.

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excitation

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n. Intensified emotion or action.

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negotiable

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v. To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.

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altitude

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n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.

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corollary

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n. A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration.

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intrigue

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n. A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways.

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mishap

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n. Misfortune.

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syllabus

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n. Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.

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vociferous

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adj. Making a loud outcry.

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culprit

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n. A guilty person.

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unconscionable

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adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.

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pernicious

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adj. Tending to kill or hurt.

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involuntary

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adj. Unwilling.

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midwife

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n. A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.

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joggle

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n. A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.

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vivisection

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n. The dissection of a living animal.

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ogre

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n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.

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radical

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n. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.

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expectorate

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v. To cough up and spit forth.

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magician

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n. A sorcerer.

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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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metonymy

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n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.

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fulcrum

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n. The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.

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adoration

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n. Profound devotion.

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antiphon

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n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.

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well-doer

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n. A performer of moral and social duties.

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bereave

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v. To make desolate with loneliness and grief.

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quackery

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n. Charlatanry

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irreparable

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adj. That can not be rectified or made amends for.

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exacerbate

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v. To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.

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reconstruct

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v. To rebuild.

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accuracy

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n. Exactness.

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transition

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n. Passage from one place, condition, or action to another.

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wile

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n. An act or a means of cunning deception.

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forgo

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v. To deny oneself.

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cursive

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adj. Writing in which the letters are joined together.

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derivation

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n. That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.

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possible

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adj. Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.

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urban

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adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.

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contemplate

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v. To consider thoughtfully.

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nonchalance

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n. A state of mind indicating lack of interest.

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generate

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v. To produce or cause to be.

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creamy

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adj. Resembling or containing cream.

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luminescence

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n. Showing increase.

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coddle

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v. To treat as a baby or an invalid.

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objective

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adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.

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magnate

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n. A person of rank or importance.

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consecrate

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v. To set apart as sacred.

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recruit

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v. To enlist men for military or naval service.

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paternal

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adj. Fatherly.

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evert

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v. To turn inside out.

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patronize

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v. To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.

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desist

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v. To cease from action.

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henpeck

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v. To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.

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bridle

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n. The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.

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cessation

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n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion.

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clairvoyance

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n. Intuitive sagacity or perception.

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juridical

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adj. Assumed by law to exist.

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well-bred

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adj. Of good ancestry.

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reprieve

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v. To grant a respite from punishment to.

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dissentient

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n. One who disagrees.

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constrict

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v. To bind.

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scarcity

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n. Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands.

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adjutant

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adj. Auxiliary.

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patriarch

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n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.

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principality

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n. The territory of a reigning prince.

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convalescence

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n. The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.

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severely

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adv. Extremely.

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bodily

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adj. Corporeal.

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requital

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n. Adequate return for good or ill.

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implicate

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v. To show or prove to be involved in or concerned

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nameless

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adj. Having no fame or reputation.

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tremulous

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adj. Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.

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lustrous

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adj. Shining.

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marine

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adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.

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posterior

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n. The hinder part.

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referee

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n. An umpire.

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pitiful

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adj. Wretched.

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legislator

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n. A lawgiver.

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harangue

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n. A tirade.

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prelate

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n. One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.

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hypodermic

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adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.

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rejuvenescence

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n. A renewal of youth.

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impetuous

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adj. Impulsive.

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salacious

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adj. Having strong sexual desires.

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confer

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v. To bestow.

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extraordinary

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adj. Unusual.

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transcript

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n. A copy made directly from an original.

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skeptic

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n. One who doubts any statements.

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pupilage

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n. The state or period of being a student.

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projection

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n. A prominence.

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instigate

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v. To provoke.

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contrive

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v. To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.

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plummet

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n. A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.

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dogmatize

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v. To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.

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ineffable

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adj. Unutterable.

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specimen

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n. One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class.

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intoxicate

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v. To make drunk.

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famish

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v. To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.

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annals

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n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.

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insufficient

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adj. Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.

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itinerate

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v. To wander from place to place.

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elucidate

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v. To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.

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convulse

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v. To cause spasms in.

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transmute

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v. To change in nature, substance, or form.

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triplicity

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n. The state of being triple or threefold.

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culpable

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adj. Guilty.

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exonerate

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v. To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.

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picayune

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adj. Of small value.

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aeronaut

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n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.

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tipsy

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adj. Befuddled with drinks.

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craving

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n. A vehement desire.

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ungainly

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adj. Clumsy.

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vindicate

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v. To prove true, right, or real.

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recover

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v. To regain.

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forcible

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adj. Violent.

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entail

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v. To involve; necessitate.

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votary

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adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise.

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deplorable

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adj. Contemptible.

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defer

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v. To delay or put off to some other time.

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refringent

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adj. Having the power to refract.

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admonition

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n. Gentle reproof.

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fawn

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n. A young deer.

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prim

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adj. Stiffly proper.

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impersonate

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v. To appear or act in the character of.

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cardiac

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adj. Pertaining to the heart.

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left-handed

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adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.

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illuminate

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v. To supply with light.

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irresponsible

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adj. Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.

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pretext

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n. A fictitious reason or motive.

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querulous

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adj. Habitually complaining.

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recitation

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n. The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.

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paly

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adj. Lacking color or brilliancy.

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cantata

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n. A choral composition.

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hindmost

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adj. Farthest from the front.

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respite

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n. Interval of rest.

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engross

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v. To occupy completely.

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deviltry

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n. Wanton and malicious mischief.

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apparent

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adj. Easily understood.

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seditious

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adj. Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.

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volatile

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adj. Changeable.

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terminate

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v. To put an end or stop to.

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conclusive

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adj. Sufficient to convince or decide.

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vernal

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adj. Belonging to or suggestive of the spring.

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gait

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n. Carriage of the body in going.

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spectator

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n. One who beholds or looks on.

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sequence

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n. The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.

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preference

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n. An object of favor or choice.

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obtrude

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v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.

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breach

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n. The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.

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influential

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adj. Having the power to sway the will of another.

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coagulate

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v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.

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buoyant

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adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.

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condense

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v. To abridge.

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preternatural

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adj. Extraordinary.

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impoverish

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v. To make indigent or poor.

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nocturnal

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adj. Of or pertaining to the night.

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vituperable

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adj. Deserving of censure.

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emerge

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v. To come into view or into existence.

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sextuple

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adj. Multiplied by six.

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success

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n. A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.

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propeller

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n. One who or that which propels.

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knead

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v. To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.

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neo-Darwinsim

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n. Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.

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irk

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v. To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.

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involve

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v. To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.

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