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misnomer

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wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

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brunt

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main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

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maternal

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motherly; N. maternity: motherhood

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tempo

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speed of music

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covert

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secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

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cerebral

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pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum

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innovation

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change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative

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habitat

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natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation

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potion

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dose (of liquids); liquid dose

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choreography

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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

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reaper

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one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop

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clemency

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disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement

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devious

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roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route

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margin

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border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety

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sepulcher

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tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral

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beneficent

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kindly; doing good

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motility

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ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously

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egress

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exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress

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commemorative

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remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

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treasure

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keep as precious; cherish

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imbibe

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drink in

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redoubtable

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formidable; causing fear

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elevation

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elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun; Ex. The elevation of her style is much admired; Ex. front elevation of the house

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sultry

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(of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous

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purveyor

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furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide

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galleon

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large three-masted sailing ship

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homily

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sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic

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dismiss

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eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal

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hovel

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shack; small wretched house

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commemorate

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honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

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saturate

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soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity

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notable

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conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted

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turbid

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

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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fussy

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fastidious; finicky; easily upset

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upshot

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outcome; final result

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vegetate

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live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan

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polarize

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split into opposite extremes or camps

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chafe

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warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.

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thwart

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block or hinder; baffle; frustrate

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pedantic

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bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry

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penetrate

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enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.

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ewe

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female sheep

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supplant

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take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace

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dichotomy

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division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

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enjoin

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command; order; forbid

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curator

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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

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transpire

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(of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores

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pauper

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very poor person

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distend

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expand; swell out

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strew

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spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter; Ex. flower girl strewing rose petals

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mangy

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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

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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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impending

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nearing; approaching; about to happen

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decadence

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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent

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causal

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implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality

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chorus

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phrase repeated throughout a song or poem

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sidetrack

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switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track

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dank

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damp; unpleasantly wet

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assert

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state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one’s independence

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murmur

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low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble

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acute

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(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain

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ravenous

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extremely hungry; voracious

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relic

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surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X.

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prodigy

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highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder

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obligatory

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binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate

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benediction

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blessing

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scheme

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systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme

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litter

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waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter

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theoretical

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based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical

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traverse

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go through or across

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noxious

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harmful; CF. obnoxious

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gerontocracy

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government ruled by old people

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gnome

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dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards

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impudence

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impertinence; insolence

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hatch

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deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg

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mentor

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counselor; teacher

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requite

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make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal

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mode

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prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something; Ex. in the latest mode; Ex. simple mode of life

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stagnant

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(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output

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expunge

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cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

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outstrip

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outrun; surpass; outdo

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fervid

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ardent; zealous; hot

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grouse

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complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird

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scrutinize

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examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny

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knave

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untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery

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siren

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apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature

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plane

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carpenter’s tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat

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deport

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send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment

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peregrination

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journey; V. peregrinate

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phalanx

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formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)

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debonair

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(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition

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incriminate

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accuse of or implicate in a crime; serve as evidence against; cause to seem or make guilty of a crime; Ex. incriminating evidence

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concerted

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mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

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log

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record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.

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inter

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bury; N. interment

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mobile

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movable; not fixed; N. mobility

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sway

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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one’s opinion; N.

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touching

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causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched

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verbose

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wordy; N. verbosity

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navigable

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(of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered

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rasp

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(of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough; Ex. The cat’s tongue rasped my hand.

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academic

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related to a school; not practical or directly useful

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cumulative

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growing by addition; accumulative

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brusque

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blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice

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mantle

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loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

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coagulate

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congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant

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fancier

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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

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untoward

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unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter

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hereafter

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life after death

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novice

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beginner

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manumit

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emancipate; free from slavery or bondage

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malignant

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tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent; Ex. malignant tumor

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tribute

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tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to

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indissoluble

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permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

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encompass

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

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pragmatic

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practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; Ex. pragmatic test of the skill

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pretend

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feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don’t pretend to much expertise; N. pretense

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stupor

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state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness

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glossy

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smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners

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ulterior

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intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive

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discord

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conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)

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rumble

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make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)

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impertinent

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insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence

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acme

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peak; pinnacle; highest point

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occult

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mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare

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conflagration

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great fire

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oblivious

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inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)

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remunerative

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(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble

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luminous

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shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs

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infinitesimal

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very small

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dapper

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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry

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regeneration

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spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually

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potpourri

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heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)

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advert

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refer

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paltry

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insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash

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diadem

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crown

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felon

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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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tryst

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meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet

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agitate

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stir up; disturb

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tatter

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torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes

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cue

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word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor’s speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to

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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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heckler

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person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)

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sectarian

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of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person

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placid

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peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake

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superfluous

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excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity

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conglomeration

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mass of material sticking together

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perversion

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corruption; turning from right to wrong

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pariah

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social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah

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glean

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gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty

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kaleidoscope

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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful

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convivial

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pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

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rationale

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fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action

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glacial

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like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg

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oversee

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watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision

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curmudgeon

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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person

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paramount

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foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal

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colossal

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huge

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writhe

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twist in coils; contort in pain

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indifferent

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unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad

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homespun

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domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy

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sedulous

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diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity

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cleft

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N: split

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slapdash

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hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)

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tautological

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needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye’’; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true

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profane

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violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things

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trample

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step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet

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menagerie

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collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo

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euthanasia

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mercy killing

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mausoleum

A

monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos

173
Q

ragamuffin

A

dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes

174
Q

outcast

A

one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.

175
Q

diva

A

operatic singer; prima donna

176
Q

putative

A

supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child

177
Q

pulse

A

rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate

178
Q

conifer

A

pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen

179
Q

diatribe

A

bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse

180
Q

malefactor

A

evildoer; criminal

181
Q

clapper

A

striker (tongue) of a bell

182
Q

unmitigated

A

(of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster

183
Q

exculpate

A

clear from blame or guilt

184
Q

scapegoat

A

someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat

185
Q

gloat

A

express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels.

186
Q

caucus

A

private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston

187
Q

quiver

A

case for arrows

188
Q

residue

A

remainder; balance

189
Q

halcyon

A

calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days

190
Q

infidel

A

unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion)

191
Q

cipher

A

nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.

192
Q

bearing

A

deportment; connection

193
Q

ambrosia

A

food of the gods

194
Q

perverse

A

purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable; Ex. perverse satisfaction; Ex. Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood; N. perversity

195
Q

vagrant

A

wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy

196
Q

sporadic

A

occurring irregularly; intermittent

197
Q

incapacitate

A

disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity

198
Q

puissant

A

powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power

199
Q

complicity

A

participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)

200
Q

recluse

A

hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive

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