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solder

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n. A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.

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characteristic

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n. A distinctive feature.

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ordeal

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n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.

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exodus

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n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.

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stimulant

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n. Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action.

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cosmography

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n. The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology.

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reorganize

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v. To change to a more satisfactory form of organization.

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antecede

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v. To precede.

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onset

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n. An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.

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hydrometer

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n. An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.

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riddance

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n. The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.

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dissuade

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v. To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading.

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intelligence

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n. Capacity to know or understand.

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grapple

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v. To take hold of.

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seethe

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v. To be violently excited or agitated.

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globular

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adj. Spherical.

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metric

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adj. Relating to measurement.

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guzzle

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v. To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.

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carouse

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v. To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.

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mallet

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n. A wooden hammer.

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hydroelectric

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adj. Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.

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providential

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adj. Effected by divine guidance.

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contingent

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adj. Not predictable.

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ruffian

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adj. A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.

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inexperience

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n. Lack of or deficiency in experience.

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supplant

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v. To take the place of.

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embellish

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v. To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.

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abject

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adj. Sunk to a low condition.

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impunity

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n. Freedom from punishment.

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turgid

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adj. Swollen.

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derivative

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adj. Coming or acquired from some origin.

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mead

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n. A meadow.

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jocular

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adj. Inclined to joke.

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vegetate

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v. To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.

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abjure

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v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.

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sterling

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adj. Genuine.

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pristine

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adj. Primitive.

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correlate

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v. To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.

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component

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n. A constituent element or part.

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immortalize

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v. To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.

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virulence

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n. Extreme poisonousness.

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perspiration

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n. Sweat.

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indolent

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adj. Habitually inactive or idle.

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phenomenal

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adj. Extraordinary or marvelous.

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buffoon

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n. A clown.

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crag

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n. A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge.

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pedal

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n. A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.

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oscillate

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v. To swing back and forth.

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commingle

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v. To blend.

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violoncello

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n. A stringed instrument held between the player’s knees.

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converge

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v. To cause to incline and approach nearer together.

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floral

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adj. Pertaining to flowers.

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forethought

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n. Premeditation.

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solace

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n. Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.

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velvety

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adj. Marked by lightness and softness.

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oblivion

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n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.

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soluble

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adj. Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid.

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declamation

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n. A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public.

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molt

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v. To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.

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soprano

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n. A woman’s or boy’s voice of high range.

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grenadier

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n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.

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appall

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v. To fill with dismay or horror.

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rein

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n. A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal.

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rebuild

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v. To build again or anew.

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inherent

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adj. Intrinsic.

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antic

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n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

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sanguine

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adj. Having the color of blood.

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nugatory

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adj. Having no power or force.

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triad

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n. A group of three persons of things.

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herbarium

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n. A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.

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weal

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n. Well-being.

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therefor

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adv. For that or this.

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paternity

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n. Fatherhood.

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descendent

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adj. Proceeding downward.

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tangible

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adj. Perceptible by touch.

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voluptuous

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adj. having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality.

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intestate

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adj. Not having made a valid will.

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orate

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v. To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.

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tableau

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n. An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life.

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benison

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n. Blessing.

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ornate

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adj. Ornamented to a marked degree.

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guise

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n. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.

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precaution

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n. A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger.

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germinate

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v. To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.

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prosody

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n. The science of poetical forms.

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lowly

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adv. Rudely.

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brae

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n. Hillside.

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pungent

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adj. Affecting the sense of smell.

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prohibitory

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adj. Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.

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scribble

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n. Hasty, careless writing.

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protagonist

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n. A leader in any enterprise or contest.

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devout

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adj. Religious.

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sediment

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n. Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

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aggregate

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n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.

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acknowledge

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v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.

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semicivilized

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adj. Half-civilized.

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opposite

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adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement.

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fissure

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n. A crack or crack-like depression.

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servitude

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n. Slavery.

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observance

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n. A traditional form or customary act.

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epitome

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n. A simplified representation.

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messieurs

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n. pl. Gentlemen.

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invasion

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n. Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass.

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territorial

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adj. Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction.

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consulate

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n. The place in which a consul transacts official business.

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auricular

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adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.

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underrate

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v. To undervalue.

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pugnacious

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adj. Quarrelsome.

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beset

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v. To attack on all sides.

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liege

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adj. Sovereign.

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armada

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n. A fleet of war-vessels.

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abscission

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n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.

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impolitic

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adj. Inexpedient.

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ache

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v. To be in pain or distress.

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curable

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adj. Capable of being remedied or corrected.

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overproduction

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n. Excessive production.

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complex

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adj. Complicated.

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analyst

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n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.

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cession

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n. Surrender, as of possessions or rights.

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decorous

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adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances.

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keepsake

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n. Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver.

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persecution

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n. Harsh or malignant oppression.

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premise

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n. A judgment as a conclusion.

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pauperism

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n. Dependence on charity.

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dexterity

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n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.

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gaiety

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n. Festivity.

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monologue

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n. A story or drama told or performed by one person.

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dwindle

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v. To diminish or become less.

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vegetarian

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

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hosiery

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n. A stocking.

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folio

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n. A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.

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onus

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n. A burden or responsibility.

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brittle

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adj. Fragile.

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preempt

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v. To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.

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psychotherapy

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n. The treatment of mental disease.

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tinge

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n. A faint trace of color.

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eatable

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adj. Edible.

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languid

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adj. Relaxed.

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impulsion

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n. Impetus.

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plural

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adj. Containing or consisting of more than one.

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impliable

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adj. Capable of being inferred.

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incidence

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n. Casual occurrence.

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euphemism

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n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.

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prototype

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n. A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit.

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absurd

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adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.

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bevel

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n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.

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inviolable

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adj. Incapable of being injured or disturbed.

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inmost

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adj. Deepest within.

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devise

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v. To invent.

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vivify

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v. To endue with life.

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decorate

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v. To embellish.

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bedeck

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v. To cover with ornament.

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perverse

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adj. Unreasonable.

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influence

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n. Ability to sway the will of another.

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indiscreet

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adj. Lacking wise judgment.

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trivial

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adj. Of little importance or value.

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alcoholism

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n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

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obnoxious

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adj. Detestable.

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confidence

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n. The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another.

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demeanor

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n. Deportment.

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free

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trade n. Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.

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intercept

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v. To interrupt the course of.

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inland

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adj. Remote from the sea.

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artifice

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n. Trickery.

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syndicate

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n. An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise.

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sorcery

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n. Witchcraft.

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countercharge

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v. To accuse in return.

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admonish

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v. To warn of a fault.

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inhuman

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adj. Savage.

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dissect

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v. To cut apart or to pieces.

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expedite

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v. To hasten the movement or progress of.

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warlike

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adj. Belligerent.

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brokerage

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n. The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.

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counterfeit

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adj. Made to resemble something else.

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bombardier

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n. A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

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personnel

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n. The force of persons collectively employed in some service.

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perpetuate

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v. To preserve from extinction or oblivion.

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fulminate

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v. To cause to explode.

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beneficent

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adj. Characterized by charity and kindness.

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audition

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n. The act or sensation of hearing.

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low-spirited

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adj. Despondent.

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outlive

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v. To continue to exist after.

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professor

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n. A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college.

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sergeant

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n. A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal.

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brigade

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n. A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.

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fastidious

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adj. Hard to please.

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sufficiency

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n. An ample or adequate supply.

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brigadier

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n. General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.

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default

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n. The neglect or omission of a legal requirement.

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righteousness

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n. Rectitude.

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sonorous

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adj. Resonant.

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complement

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v. To make complete.

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constituent

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n. One who has the right to vote at an election.

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egoist

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n. One who advocates or practices egoism.

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homophone

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

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hygiene

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n. The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.

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interlocutor

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n. One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion.

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entree

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n. The act of entering.

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ennoble

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v. To dignify.

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gnash

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v. To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.

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