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gloat

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

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murmur

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

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tortuous

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winding; full of curves; Ex. tortuous mountain road

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rhetoric

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art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; Ex. political rhetoric; ADJ. rhetorical; CF. rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who knows it ?’’

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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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desecrate

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profane; violate the sanctity of

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abscond

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depart secretly and hide

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transitory

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transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness

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itinerary

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plan of a trip; record of a trip

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sycophant

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servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic

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aspersion

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slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on

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frantic

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wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear

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regime

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method of system or government

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begrudge

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envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn’t begrudge him his success.

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deft

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neat; skillful

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feline

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of a member of the cat family; N.

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incarnate

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endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody

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conclusive

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decisive; ending all debate

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around); Ex. prehensile tails

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addiction

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compulsive habitual need

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gamely

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in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game

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bevy

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large group; Ex. a bevy of starlets

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lubricate

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apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction

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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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reverend

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deserving reverence; N: priest

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odds

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chances; probability; disagreement; Ex. The odds are that it will rain. Ex. at odds with

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indecisive

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marked by indecision; inconclusive; Ex. indecisive battle

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precipitant

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something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħÀüÁ¦; OP. solvent

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balk

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stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate

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rebuff

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reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.

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sojourn

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temporary stay; V: stay for a time

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laconic

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brief and to the point; using few words; terse

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aphasia

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loss of speech due to injury or illness

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compile

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assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary

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commonplace

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ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark

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feign

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pretend

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vivisection

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act of dissecting living animals

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apiary

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a place where bees are kept

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premise

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assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based

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faze

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disconcert; dismay; embarrass

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fatuous

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smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness

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vignette

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small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene

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list

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tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

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terrestrial

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on or relating to the earth

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gusto

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eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm

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enfranchise

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admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise

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plethora

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excess; overabundance; Ex. a plethora of excuses

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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snub

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ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N.

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incarnation

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act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation

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predicament

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difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

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grouse

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

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defection

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desertion

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unfrock

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defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority

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disdain

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treat with scorn or contempt

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husband

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use sparingly; conserve; save; Ex. husband one’s energy; CF. house holder

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sedition

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conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious

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inane

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silly; senseless; Ex. inane remarks; N. inanity

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trigger

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set off; start

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tightwad

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miser; excessively frugal person

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entree(entr'ee)

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entrance; a way in; right to enter; main dish of a meal; Ex. entree into the exclusive circle

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promulgate

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announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication

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mincing

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affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps; Ex. The actor minced across the stage; CF. mincemeat; CF. mincer

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cower

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shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

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finale

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conclusion; concluding part

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supplant

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take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace

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calculated

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deliberately planned; likely

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supposititious

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assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical

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humdrum

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dull; monotonous

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rejoinder

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reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply

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acme

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peak; pinnacle; highest point

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underlying

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lying below; fundamental

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slap

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hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack

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elope

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run away secretly with the intention of getting married

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tarry

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linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle

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covert

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secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt

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intrigue

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make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair

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suffragist

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advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage

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tedium

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boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious

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quicksilver

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mercury

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idiom

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expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic

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breadth

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width; extent

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guile

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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile

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speechless

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unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling); Ex. speechless with anger

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pr'ecis

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abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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misogynist

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hater of woman; CF. misogyny

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prevaricate

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lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)

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smart

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intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain

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defame

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harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory

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distill

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

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arcade

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a covered passageway usually lined with shops

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fraudulent

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cheating; deceitful; Ex. fraudulent means; N. fraud: deception; swindle

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careen

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lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

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insatiable

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not easily satisfied; unquenchable; Ex. insatiable appetite

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avocation

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secondary or minor occupation

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domineer

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rule over tyrannically

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onus

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burden; responsibility

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neophyte

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recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant

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wilt

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loose freshness; droop

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enduring

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lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive

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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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uncouth

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boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish

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underscore

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underline; emphasize

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madrigal

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pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments

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circumscribe

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limit; confine; draw a line around

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exotic

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not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress

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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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stickler

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perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right

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gyroscope

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apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.

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placate

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pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease

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misgivings

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doubts

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wrath

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anger; fury

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interloper

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intruder; one who interferes

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bequeath

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leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest

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incarcerate

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imprison

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forfeit

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something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture

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astronomical

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enormously large or extensive

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dismember

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cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb

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arboretum

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place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited

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integrity

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honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness

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assimilate

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absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)

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meter

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arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)

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obloquy

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slander; disgrace; infamy

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beatitude

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blessedness; state of great happiness

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grudge

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deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.

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agglomeration

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collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap

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barrage

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barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism

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amphitheater

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oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena

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refraction

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bending of a ray of light

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smirk

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conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else’s misfortune); V.

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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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disingenuous

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not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous

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myriad

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very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand

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conduit

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aqueduct; passageway for fluids

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importunate

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urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent

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effigy

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dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President

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supple

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flexible; limber; pliant

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anthropoid

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manlike; resembling a human being; N.

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amnesty

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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)

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wanderlust

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strong longing to travel

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wage

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begin and continue (a war)

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gradation

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series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression

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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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swelter

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(of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat

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jeopardize

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endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy: danger

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pellucid

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transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand

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propagate

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increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas

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bouillon

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clear beef (or meat) soup

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docile

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obedient; easily managed; submissive

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peon

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landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage

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scrappy

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quarrelsome

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ascribe

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refer; attribute; assign

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doldrums

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

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spoilsport

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one who spoils the pleasure of others

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incubate

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hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one’s body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease

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barefaced

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shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; Ex. barefaced lie

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dialectical

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relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

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toll

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

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maleficient

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doing evil; N. maleficience

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perigee

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point of moon’s orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee

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temerity

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boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day’s work

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drivel

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nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense

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compulsory

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obligatory; that must be done

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solemnity

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seriousness; gravity

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prologue

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introduction (to a poem or play)

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quixotic

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idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote

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peripatetic

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walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy

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ape

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imitate or mimic (a person’s behavior or manner)

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beneficent

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kindly; doing good

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pauper

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very poor person

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vituperative

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abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively

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insurrection

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rebellion; uprising

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rancid

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having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank

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compensatory

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making up for; repaying

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vindictive

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disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious; Ex. vindictive streak

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ineffectual

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not effective; not having a desired effect; weak

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lineaments

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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line

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alcove

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nook; recess

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

180
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facade(fa\c{c}ade)

A

front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance

181
Q

docket

A

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

182
Q

acquittal

A

deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner

183
Q

gallows

A

framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)

184
Q

magnanimity

A

generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous

185
Q

depreciate

A

lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value

186
Q

courier

A

messenger

187
Q

promontory

A

headland

188
Q

overwhelm

A

(of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief

189
Q

wizened

A

shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady

190
Q

cognitive

A

having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing

191
Q

condone

A

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

192
Q

tirade

A

long angry denunciatory speech; diatribe; harangue; extended scolding; denunciation

193
Q

gibe

A

mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks

194
Q

vernal

A

pertaining to spring

195
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connoisseur

A

person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

196
Q

progeny

A

children; offspring; descendants

197
Q

profusion

A

great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure; Ex. profusion of choices; ADJ. profuse: plentiful; copious; giving or given abundantly; extravagant

198
Q

cleft

A

N: split

199
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ravenous

A

extremely hungry; voracious

200
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surge

A

powerful movement of or like a wave; V.

GRE 4000 words (25 decks)

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