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astigmatism

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eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism

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prodigious

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enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory

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legacy

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gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

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compunction

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remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

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buccaneer

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pirate

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chassis

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framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

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residual

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remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue

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satirical

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using satire; mocking

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decimate

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kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of

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sleek

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smooth and shining (as from good health); V.

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regal

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royal; of a monarch; Ex. regal manner

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retrieve

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recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation

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gust

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strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster

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polity

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(particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state; Ex. student polity

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vacillate

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waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation

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pervert

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corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse; Ex. perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge; N: person whose sexual behavior is not natural

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voluble

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fluent; talkative; glib; N. volubility

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ascertain

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find out for certain; make certain

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incur

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bring upon oneself

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lien

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legal claim or right on a property

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practicable

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feasible

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foreboding

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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)

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ameliorate

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improve

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unguent

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ointment

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platonic

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purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire

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amenities

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convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies

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preponderance

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superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant

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shoot

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new growth from a plant

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static

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having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state

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spruce

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neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V.

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cremate

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incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

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disclose

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reveal; N. disclosure

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impromptu

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without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment

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facile

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility

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whim

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sudden capricious idea; fancy

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foresight

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ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future

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corpuscle

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red or white cell in the blood

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commonwealth

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nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation

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diurnal

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daily; occurring during the daytime

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parity

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equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate

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trough

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long narrow container for feeding farm animals; lowest point (of a wave, business cycle, etc.); long narrow depression as between waves

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energize

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invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active

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pucker

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gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold

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cartographer

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map-maker

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medley

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mixture

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tenant

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one that pays rent to use property owned by another

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damn

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condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation

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dowdy

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untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman

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turbid

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(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick

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aphorism

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pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic

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probity

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uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility

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monastic

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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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whet

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sharpen; stimulate;

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terminus

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last stop of railroad; end

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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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duplicity

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double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous

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intrepid

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fearless

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vertex

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summit; highest point; PL. vertices

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perspicuity

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clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity

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filigree

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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

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misogamy

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hatred of marriage

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humor

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indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor

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precocious

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advanced in development; N. precocity

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feebleminded

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deficient in intelligence; very stupid

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martyr

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one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; Ex. martyr to his rheumatism

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stipulate

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state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance

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meticulous

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excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous

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incapacitate

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disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity

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disburse

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pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse

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ephemeral

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short-lived; fleeting

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distend

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expand; swell out

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felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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conclave

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private secret meeting

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petty

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trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded

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exiguous

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small in amount; minute

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pastiche

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imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists

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ransack

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search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.

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estranged

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separated; alienated; V. estrange: alienate (people in a family); N. estrangement

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encompass

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surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.

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unseemly

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unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste

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truism

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self-evident truth

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obscure

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dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning

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quandary

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dilemma; state of uncertainty; Ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.

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brackish

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somewhat saline

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appease

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pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement

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uniformity

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sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over

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recumbent

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reclining; lying down completely or in part

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dissension

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disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group

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rally

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come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering

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reprobation

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severe disapproval; CF. approbation

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pragmatist

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practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things

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curfew

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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew

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acuity

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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

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nonchalance

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indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts

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muted

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silent; muffled; toned down; Ex. muted traffic noise

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chaste

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morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere

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rig

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fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election

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tryst

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meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet

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enigma

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puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling

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dubious

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questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety

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execrable

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very bad; detestable

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germinate

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cause to sprout; sprout

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unctuous

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oily; bland; insincerely suave

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percussion

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striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion

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onslaught

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vicious assault; fierce attack; Ex. unexpected onslaught of the enemy

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saccharine

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cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin

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mercantile

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concerning trade or merchants

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hireling

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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician

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demented

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insane; wacky

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation

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wince

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move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.

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din

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

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auroral

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pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis

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gustatory

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affecting or relating to the sense of taste

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intermittent

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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals

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resplendent

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brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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contention

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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

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refuse

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anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash

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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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perennial

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something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring

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peripheral

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of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest

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cantata

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story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)

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optometrist

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one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects

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gentility

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those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

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regimen

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prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; Ex. daily regimen of a dancer

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gratis

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free; without charge; ADJ.

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legato

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(of music) played smoothly

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extrovert

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person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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rolling

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(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments

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denizen

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(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor

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modicum

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limited quantity; small amount; Ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; CF. moderate

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illusive

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deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive

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serenity

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calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene

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libidinous

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lustful

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bigot

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one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)

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forthright

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straightforward; direct; frank

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unique

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without an equal; single in kind

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

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paucity

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scarcity; dearth

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succinct

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brief, terse, compact

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paraphrase

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restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words

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whelp

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young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.

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iniquitous

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wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity

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disparity

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difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity

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induce

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persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement

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transgression

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violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong

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theocracy

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government run by religious leaders

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unbridled

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violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed

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betroth

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become engaged to marry

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reciprocal

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mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement

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inkling

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hint; slight indication

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spatial

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relating to space

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eulogistic

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praising; full of eulogy

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severity

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harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense

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ardor

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heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent

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endearment

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fond word or act; expression of affection

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inerrancy

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infallibility

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merger

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combination (of two business corporations); act of merging

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proscribe

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prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw

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pedigree

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ancestry; lineage

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secular

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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal

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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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stifle

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suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate

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credulity

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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; ADJ. credulous

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presentiment

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premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear

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ossify

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change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one’s ideas

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imprecation

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curse; swearword

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galleon

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large three-masted sailing ship

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fuddle

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make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused

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mace

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ceremonial staff used as a symbol of authority; clublike medieval weapon

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humility

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humbleness of spirit

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erudite

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(of a person or book) learned; full of learning; scholarly; N. erudition

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impugn

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dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight

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quiver

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case for arrows

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orient

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get one’s bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate

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high-flown

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highly pretentious or inflated

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flay

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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly

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unction

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the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction

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offhand

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casual; done without prior thought or preparation

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retroactive

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taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future

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perspicuous

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(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments

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swill

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drink greedily

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mausoleum

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monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

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pontifical

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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop

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faculty

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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

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effusion

A

pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing

188
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flick

A

light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch

189
Q

mutablility

A

ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant

190
Q

resignation

A

patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent

191
Q

revert

A

relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion

192
Q

nettle

A

irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome

193
Q

sneak

A

move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky

194
Q

eclipse

A

darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

195
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manipulate

A

operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative

196
Q

artless

A

without guile; open and honest

197
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repercussion

A

rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion

198
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weather

A

pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces

199
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archives

A

public records; place where public records are kept

200
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trite

A

hackneyed; commonplace

GRE 4000 words (25 decks)

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