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static

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

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seasonal

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of a particular season; Ex. seasonal rise in employment

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maxim

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proverb; truth pithily stated

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revulsion

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sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture

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venturesome

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(of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky

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rarefied

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made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction

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codify

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arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs

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restive

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impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless’

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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tarnish

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make or become dull or discolored; N.

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vilify

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slander; speak evil of; N. vilification

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serenity

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calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene

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prate

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talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly

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pacify

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soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to

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taciturn

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habitually silent; talking little

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brand

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trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.

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elated

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filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud; Ex. elated crowd; V. elate; N. elation

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thrall

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slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall

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impotent

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weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power

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seasonable

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occurring at the proper time or season; opportune; Ex. seasonable intervention in the dispute

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vigil

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keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours); Ex. all-night vigil

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quaint

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odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque

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stoop

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bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying

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puerile

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childish; immature; CF. puer: boy

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glow

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shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color

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prologue

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introduction (to a poem or play)

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theocracy

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government run by religious leaders

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incident

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event; event that causes a crisis

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mutter

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utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones

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brawny

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muscular; having well-developed muscles

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eclipse

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darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

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bellicose

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warlike

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overt

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open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert

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industrious

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diligent; hard-working; N. industry

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equinox

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period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial

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bigot

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

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grisly

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ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies

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indigent

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poor; destitute

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withdrawn

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introverted; retiring; remote

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judiciary

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judicial branch of government

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inaugurate

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begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural

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incur

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bring upon oneself

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preempt

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prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. preempt any attempts; ADJ. preemptive

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purported

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alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists

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attrition

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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition

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expedient

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suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient

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edict

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decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

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knack

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special talent; art

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portly

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stout; corpulent

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generality

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vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people

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woe

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great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes

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incredulity

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tendency to disbelief

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connotation

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suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

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malicious

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hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite

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axiom

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self-evident truth requiring no proof

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fabricate

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build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive; Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying structure; Ex. fabric of society

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latent

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present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential

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adherent

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supporter; follower

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tarantula

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venomous spider

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ordination

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ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest

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slur

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slander; insult to one’s character or reputation; V.

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pediatrician

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physician specializing in children’s diseases; N. pediatrics

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furtive

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stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance

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cremate

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incinerate (a corpse); N. crematory, crematorium

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clown

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act stupidly; play the fool; N.

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docket

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program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket

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prompt

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cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue

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hermetic

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sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight

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functional

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made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning; Ex. functional modern furniture; CF. functionalism

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rigid

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hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; Ex. rigid rule

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accolade

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award of merit; strong praise and approval

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rightful

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legally correct; Ex. rightful owner

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stolid

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dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected

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poseur

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person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose

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oust

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expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting

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epoch

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period of time

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manifold

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many in number or kind; numerous; varied

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vertebrate

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having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column

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vulture

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carrion-eating birds

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cater

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provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)

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arbiter

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person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware

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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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mutilate

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maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

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hostage

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person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands

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forlorn

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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate

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scuffle

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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?

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appraise

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estimate value of; N. appraisal

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nefarious

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very wicked

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dinghy

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small boat (often ship’s boat)

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nutrition

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process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition

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petty

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

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saline

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salty

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lexicographer

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compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary

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cession

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yielding to another; ceding

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augment

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increase; add to

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luxuriant

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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate

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primate

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group of mammals including humans

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coda

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concluding section of a musical or literary composition

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primogeniture

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seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery

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orgy

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wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity; Ex. orgy of shopping

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exalt

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raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire; Ex. exalt the imagination; ADJ. exalted; N. exaltation

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feature

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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent

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dilatory

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delaying; tending to delay

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compost

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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost

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perpetual

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everlasting

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allure

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entice; attract; tempt

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raspy

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making a harsh noise; grating; harsh

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gentry

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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

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hoard

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stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use

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provenance

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place of origin; origin or source of something; Ex. Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance; CF. come

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unfeigned

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genuine; real

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incoherent

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unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one’s thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent

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amoral

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nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong

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belligerent

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quarrelsome

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revile

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attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)

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squash

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crush; quash; suppress

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contest

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dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win; Ex. contest the election results; Ex. contest a seat in Parliament; N.

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entail

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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B

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atypical

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not normal; not typical

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delusion

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false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that

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tantrum

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fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.

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hue

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color; aspect; Ex. opinions of every hue

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obstinate

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stubborn; hard to control or treat; Ex. obstinate cough; N. obstinacy

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intuition

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immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition

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penury

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extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy

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tenuous

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thin; slim; rare

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tangible

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able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof

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cadet

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student at a military school

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pluck

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courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave

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caliber

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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; Ex. work of very high caliber

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flourish

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grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)

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malady

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illness

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cabal

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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

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harbinger

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forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)

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perimeter

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outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference

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frieze

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ornamental horizontal band on a wall

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apoplexy

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stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain

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portend

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foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning

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ludicrous

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laughable; ridiculous; trifling

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minion

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servile dependent; obsequious follower

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bacchanalian

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drunken

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curb

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chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain

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bump

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hit or knock against with force; N.

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odium

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detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)

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feud

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bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism

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recess

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pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory

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resonant

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(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; Ex. resonant voice; N. resonance

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douse

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plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse

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demur

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object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday

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diorama

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life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background

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hew

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cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.

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creed

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system of religious or ethical belief

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touchstone

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stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard

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vivacious

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lively or animated; sprightly

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bawdy

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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; CF. bawd

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provender

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dry food for livestock; fodder

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immune

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resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity

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nominal

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in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint

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maleficient

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doing evil; N. maleficience

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delta

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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

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pending

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not yet decided or settled; impending; Ex. pending decision; PREP. while awaiting; until; Ex. delay the decision pending his return

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gingerly

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very carefully; ADJ.

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fusion

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union; coalition; V. fuse

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decelerate

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slow down

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sibylline

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prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)

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parody

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humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.

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blasphemy

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irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege

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disarray

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state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray

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inflated

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exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)

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cadaverous

A

like a corpse; pale

173
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sledge

A

large sled drawn by work animals

174
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fathom

A

comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water

175
Q

incredulous

A

withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief

176
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hortatory

A

encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort

177
Q

dote

A

be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

178
Q

brooch

A

ornamental clasp; pin

179
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smug

A

self-satisfied; complacent

180
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sluggish

A

lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell

181
Q

gibe

A

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

182
Q

errant

A

wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant

183
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precipice

A

cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the precipice

184
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reconnaissance

A

survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)

185
Q

aquiline

A

curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose

186
Q

acrimonious

A

stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior

187
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disconsolate

A

hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)

188
Q

agrarian

A

pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform

189
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functionary

A

official (who performs a particular function)

190
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renegade

A

deserter; traitor; ADJ.

191
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desperado

A

reckless, desperate outlaw

192
Q

corpuscle

A

red or white cell in the blood

193
Q

forsake

A

desert; abandon; renounce

194
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deride

A

ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect

195
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phoenix

A

symbol of immortality or rebirth; Ex. phoenix rising from its ashes

196
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callus

A

area of thick hard skin

197
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nether

A

lower; Ex. nether garments/regions

198
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embrace

A

hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet

199
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countenance

A

approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance

200
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piquant

A

pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help

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