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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required

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precipitate

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ponderous

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adj. slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn

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canonical

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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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discordant

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adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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predilection

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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference

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perfidy

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n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)

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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner

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prattle

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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perennial

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adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obtuse

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v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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equivocate

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v. to loudly attack or denounce

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fulminate

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alacrity

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n. eager and enthusiastic willingness

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disparate

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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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mundane

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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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v. to flash or sparkle

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coruscate

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bas-relief

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n. sculpture, carving, or molding in bas-relief -> accentuated or raised a small amount (contrast “high relief” = more pronounced)

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soporific

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adj. tending to induce sleep; sleepy or drowsy adj. tediously boring or monotonous

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prattle

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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty or idle manner

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n. modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

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diffidence

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perfidy

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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

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adj. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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neologism

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recant

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v. to retract (esp. a previously held belief)

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adj. pertaining to representations without human or animal form

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aniconic

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adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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exigent

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saturnine

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adj. slow and gloomy adj. dark in colouring and moody or mysterious

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martial

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adj. associated with war and the armed forces

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v. to block; to thwart

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stymie

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adj. concerned and attentive; eager

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solicitous

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v. exonerate; to clear of blame

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exculpate

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adj. clear; easily understood

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lucid

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adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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discordant

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adj. of or like a peacock

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pavonine

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adj. harmful, injurious

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noxious

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adj. exhibiting abnormal development; resembling a monster

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teratoid

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n. trickery or subterfuge

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chicanery

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n. vehicle or aircraft in which the chassis is integral with the body

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monocoque

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adj. inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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capricious

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n. a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move around in a circle around its trainer

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longe

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adj. deviating from the norm

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aberrant

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adj. associated with war and the armed forces

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martial

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bonny

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adj. attractive; beautiful adj. sizable, considerable

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monocoque

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n. vehicle or aircraft in which the chassis is integral with the body

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augury

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n. an omen n. work of an augur; interpreting an omen

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ingenuous

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adj. artless; lacking craft or subtlety; frank and candid; innocent and unsuspecting

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squalid

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adj. extremely dirty and unpleasant (esp. due to poverty or neglect); adj. involving a contemptible lack of moral standards (n. squalor)

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tortuous

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adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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irascible

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adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts

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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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mundane

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adj. 1) pertaining to the wall of the body, a body cavity, or hollow structure 2) pertaining to a dormitory (esp. to visits of the opposite sex) - e.g. parietal rules 3) denoting prehistoric art found on rock walls

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parietal

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abscond

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v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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parietal

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adj. 1) pertaining to the wall of the body, a body cavity, or hollow structure 2) pertaining to a dormitory (esp. to visits of the opposite sex) - e.g. parietal rules 3) denoting prehistoric art found on rock walls

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capricious

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adj. inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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allay

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v. to diminish or put at rest

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n. eager and enthusiastic willingness

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alacrity

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adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts

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irascible

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adj. tending to induce sleep; sleepy or drowsy adj. tediously boring or monotonous

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soporific

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exculpate

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v. exonerate; to clear of blame

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prevaricate

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v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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abscond

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n. longed speechmaking to delay legislative action

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filibuster

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noxious

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adj. harmful, injurious

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filibuster

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n. longed speechmaking to delay legislative action

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adj. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely adj. unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless

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forlorn

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coruscate

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v. to flash or sparkle

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adj. involving ignoble motives or actions; arousing moral distaste and contempt; adj. dirty or squalid

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sordid

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diffidence

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n. modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence

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onerous

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adj. burdensome in effort and difficulty; involving heavy obligations

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v. to diminish or put at rest

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allay

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promulgate

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v. to promote or make widely known v. to put into effect by official proclamation

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inured

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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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anodyne

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adj. not likely to produce dissent or offense; inoffensive

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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perspicacious

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perennial

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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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assuage

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v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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adj. tearful or given to weeping; inducing tears, sad

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lachrymose

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n. a disposition in favor of something; preference

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predilection

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aberrant

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adj. deviating from the norm

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censure

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v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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qualms

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refute

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v. to disprove; to successfully argue against

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adj. given or giving without restraints; unsparing

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unstinting

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voracious

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adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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ennui

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n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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v. to ask for or obtain (something one is not strictly entitled to) n. padded box for carrying hooded hawks

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cadge

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n. the combination of parts to make a whole

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synthesis

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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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disparate

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v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

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prevaricate

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adj. brave and persistent

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doughty

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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cadge

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v. to ask for or obtain (something one is not strictly entitled to) n. padded box for carrying hooded hawks

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v. to forcibly assign (esp. to a lower place or position)

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relegate

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pavonine

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adj. of or like a peacock

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lachrymose

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adj. tearful or given to weeping; inducing tears, sad

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fulminate

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v. to loudly attack or denounce

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sublime

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adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe

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relegate

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v. to forcibly assign (esp. to a lower place or position)

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qualms

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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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obtuse

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adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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v. to disprove; to successfully argue against

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refute

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n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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parody

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adj. burdensome in effort and difficulty; involving heavy obligations

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onerous

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neologism

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adj. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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v. to retract (esp. a previously held belief)

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recant

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torque

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n. a force that causes rotation

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equivocate

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v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart (esp. in forgiving)

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magnaminity

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parody

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n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect

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solicitous

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adj. concerned and attentive; eager

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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards

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canonical

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magnaminity

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n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart (esp. in forgiving)

101
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adj. improvised; done without preparation

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extemporaneous

102
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v. to promote or make widely known v. to put into effect by official proclamation

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promulgate

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truculent

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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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n. a force that causes rotation

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torque

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adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

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austere

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aniconic

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adj. pertaining to representations without human or animal form

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virulent

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adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

108
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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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truculent

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adj. of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire admiration or awe

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sublime

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n. an omen n. work of an augur; interpreting an omen

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augury

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adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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virulent

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stymie

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v. to block; to thwart

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unstinting

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adj. given or giving without restraints; unsparing

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extemporaneous

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adj. improvised; done without preparation

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n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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effrontery

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paean

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n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

123
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adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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tortuous

125
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teratoid

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adj. exhibiting abnormal development; resembling a monster

126
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synthesis

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n. the combination of parts to make a whole

127
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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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inured

128
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adj. attractive; beautiful adj. sizable, considerable

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bonny

129
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n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)

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perfidy

130
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adj. slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn

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ponderous

132
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taxonomy

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n. classification of something (esp. organisms); a scheme of classification; branch of science dealing with classification

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adj. extremely dirty and unpleasant (esp. due to poverty or neglect); adj. involving a contemptible lack of moral standards (n. squalor)

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squalid

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nebulous

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adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

135
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lucid

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adj. clear; easily understood

136
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facile

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adj. overly simplistic, superficial adj. easily achieved; effortless

137
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n. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

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perfidy

138
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adj. slow and gloomy adj. dark in colouring and moody or mysterious

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saturnine

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austere

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adj. without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

140
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effrontery

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n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness

141
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precipitate

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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required

142
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adj. overly simplistic, superficial adj. easily achieved; effortless

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facile

143
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n. classification of something (esp. organisms); a scheme of classification; branch of science dealing with classification

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taxonomy

144
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forlorn

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adj. pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely adj. unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless

146
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sordid

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adj. involving ignoble motives or actions; arousing moral distaste and contempt; adj. dirty or squalid

147
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exigent

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adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

148
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v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

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assuage

150
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adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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voracious

151
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v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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censure

152
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adj. not likely to produce dissent or offense; inoffensive

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anodyne

153
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adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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nebulous

154
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n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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ennui

155
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n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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paean

156
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n. sculpture, carving, or molding in bas-relief -> accentuated or raised a small amount (contrast “high relief” = more pronounced)

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bas-relief

157
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adj. artless; lacking craft or subtlety; frank and candid; innocent and unsuspecting

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ingenuous

158
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longe

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n. a long rein on which a horse is held and made to move around in a circle around its trainer

159
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doughty

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adj. brave and persistent

160
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chicanery

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n. trickery or subterfuge

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