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takeoff

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burlesque; act of leaving the ground

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exhume

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dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

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allay

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calm; pacify

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rhapsody

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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)

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resolve

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determination; resolution; firmness of purpose

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vigilante

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one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers

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dispense

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distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule

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euphony

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sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious

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criteria

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standards used in judging; CF. criterion

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brim

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uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); Ex. The glass was full to the brim; V: be full to the brim

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prerogative

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privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before

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euphoria

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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric

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threadbare

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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses

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berate

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scold strongly

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crevice

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crack; fissure

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vertex

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summit; highest point; PL. vertices

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listless

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lacking in spirit or energy; languid

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stamp

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step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp

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lounge

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stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

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acetic

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vinegary

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chronic

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long established as a disease

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prepossessing

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attractive; CF. preoccupying ?

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contumacious

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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

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array

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marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array

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cunning

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clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit

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opportune

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timely; well-chosen

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chary

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cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold

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virtue

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goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity

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toga

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Roman outer robe

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wrench

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twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.

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cozen

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cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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implication

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something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating

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invalid

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one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health

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gust

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strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

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intangible

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not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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ecclesiastic

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ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

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propitious

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favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate; Ex. propitious day/sign

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pandemic

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widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people

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frustrate

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thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose

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intermittent

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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals

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lot

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object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land

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avenge

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take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.

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interim

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meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper

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reprobation

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severe disapproval; CF. approbation

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substantial

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of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy

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cog

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tooth projecting from a wheel

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stock

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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique

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slick

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make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib

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ultimatum

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last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.

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adorn

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decorate

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pallet

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small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet

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effectuate

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effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation

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atone

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make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for

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accessory

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additional object; useful but not essential thing

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galvanic

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of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani

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secrete

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conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive

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mountebank

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charlatan; boastful pretender

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enervate

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weaken; take away energy from

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kernel

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central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)

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consensus

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general agreement; opinion reached by a group

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relapse

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return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.

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sententious

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pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic

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forgo(forego)

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give up; do without

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pudding

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hot sweet dish

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betoken

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signify; indicate; be a sign of

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espouse

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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal

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valor

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bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave

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longevity

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long life; long duration

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dregs

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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue

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swindler

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cheater

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stint

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set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.

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lackadaisical

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lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid

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outskirts

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fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston

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compunction

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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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masochist

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person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism

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distill

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refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew

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counterpart

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thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system

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bandy

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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. bandy words with

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argot

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slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people

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mime

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pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime

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leave-taking

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farewell or departure

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ancillary

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serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.

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tepid

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lukewarm; slightly warm; ¹ÌÁö±ÙÇÑ; half-hearted; not eager; Ex. tepid reaction to the new film; Ex. tepid supporter

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kleptomaniac

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person who has a compulsive desire to steal

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pith

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core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance

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sedentary

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requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled; Ex. sedentary job/population

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posthumous

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after death (as of child born after father’s death or book published after author’s death); coming or occurring after one’s death; Ex. posthumous fame/novel

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unsightly

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ugly; unpleasant to look at

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bevy

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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets

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solecism

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nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette

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lateral

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of or coming from the side

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decollete

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(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

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hazy

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slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind

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timbre

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quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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padre

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chaplain (in the armed forces)

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nourish

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provide with food necessary for life and growth

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nepotism

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favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew

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deluge

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flood; rush; V.

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind; misanthropist

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gobble

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eat very quickly

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institute

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organization for a special purpose; V: establish

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didactic

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(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism

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stipple

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paint or draw with dots or short strokes

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rooster

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cock; adult male chicken

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impart

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grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart

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agog

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highly excited; intensely curious

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temporal

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of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly

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doldrums

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blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums

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disabuse

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correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief

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superimpose

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place over something else

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carat(karat)

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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

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misgivings

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doubts

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solemnity

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seriousness; gravity

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bovine

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cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

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rational

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(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical

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labile

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likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability

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din

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continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition

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asylum

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place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)

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pachyderm

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thick-skinned animal

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standstill

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condition of no movement or activity; stop

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optional

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not compulsory; left to one’s choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options

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aristocracy

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hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat

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obeisance

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bow (to show respect and obedience)

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garbled

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mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible

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diaphanous

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sheer; transparent

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emend

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correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement

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unscathed

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unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed

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knead

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mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); Ex. knead dough

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mulct

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defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy

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psyche

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soul; mind

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adversity

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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

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nihilist

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one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is ne

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graduate

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arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler

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rivulet

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small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river

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veto

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vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto

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luster

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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

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refute

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disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation

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ellipsis

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omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses

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circumspect

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prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought

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tribune

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official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people

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oblivion

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obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness

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breadth

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width; extent

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pass'e

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old-fashioned; past the prime

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bait

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harass; tease; torment; Ex. badger baiting; N: food or other lure used to catch fish or trap animals

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premonition

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forewarning; presentiment; foreboding

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pall

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become boring; grow tiresome

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mesmerize

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hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer

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inadvertently

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unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly

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atrophy

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wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)

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knit

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contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; Ex. knit the brow; Ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

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environ

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enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lungs

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excoriate

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scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off

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hull

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husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship

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podium

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pedestal; raised platform

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equestrian

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rider on horseback; ADJ.

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comestible

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something fit to be eaten

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incidence

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rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality

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authoritarian

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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father

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verisimilar

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having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible

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repine

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fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work

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soliloquy

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talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)

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check

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stop motion; curb or restrain

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interpolate

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insert between

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clich'e

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phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich'ed

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constituent

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supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component

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rend

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split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow

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intrude

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put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one’s own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in

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irretrievable

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impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve

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plenary

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(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power

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jibe

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agree; be in harmony with; gibe

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descry

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catch sight of (something distant)

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adroit

A

skillful (in using mind or hand)

176
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thematic

A

of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea

177
Q

rabble

A

mob; noisy crowd

178
Q

discomfit

A

frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb

179
Q

victuals

A

food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food

180
Q

hut

A

crude dwelling; shack

181
Q

incidental

A

not essential; minor; N: something incidental

182
Q

deface

A

mar; disfigure

183
Q

epitome

A

perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody

184
Q

outmoded

A

no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned

185
Q

quack

A

charlatan; impostor

186
Q

toll

A

sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge

187
Q

conceit

A

vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one’s own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)

188
Q

disinterested

A

unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective

189
Q

arbitrary

A

unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler

190
Q

wheedle

A

deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her

191
Q

psychiatrist

A

doctor who treats mental diseases

192
Q

dirge

A

funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)

193
Q

drudgery

A

hard unpleasant work; menial work

194
Q

veritable

A

being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary

195
Q

sever

A

separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position

196
Q

excise

A

cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision

197
Q

shimmer

A

shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently; Ex. The moonlight shimmered on the water; N.

198
Q

meager

A

scanty; inadequate

199
Q

cumbersome

A

heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform

200
Q

reverent

A

respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect

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