GRE13 From2389-2588 Flashcards
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rake
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immoral or dissolute person
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marked
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noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man
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effervescence
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inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
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replica
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copy
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punitive
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punishing; Ex. punitive measures
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cynosure
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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
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canker
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any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
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reminiscence
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recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
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hygiene
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science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease); Ex. hygienic condition
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glamor
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compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
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titter
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nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.
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stamina
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power of endurance; strength; staying power
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intolerant
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not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one’s own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate
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jaunt
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trip; short journey
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sober
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serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
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inadvertently
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unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly
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crust
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hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
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blithe(blithesome)
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gay; joyous
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autocratic
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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy
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quietude
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tranquillity; calmness
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fecundity
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fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
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promiscuous
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mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity
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delirium
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mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
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pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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prelate
church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
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cerebration
thought; working of the brain
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incidence
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
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sturdy
strong and firm (in the body)
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foul
very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul
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arrogance
pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
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requite
make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal
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culvert
artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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inquisitor
questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition
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remote
distant in manner; aloof
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injurious
harmful; causing injury
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incursion
temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
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bate
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; Ex. with bated breath; CF. abate
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perfunctory
done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss
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gargantuan
huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
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germane
pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate
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peregrination
journey; V. peregrinate
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querulous
given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining
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imperil
put in danger
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prune
cut away; trim
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nadir
lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith
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fusion
union; coalition; V. fuse
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foist
insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
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brand
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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espionage
spying
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anodyne
drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
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atypical
not normal; not typical
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fetid(foetid)
malodorous; foul
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proximity
nearness; ADJ. proximate
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oversee
watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
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subservient
behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience
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provocative
arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation
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pugilist
boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing
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deface
mar; disfigure
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dereliction
neglect of duty; abandonment
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query
inquiry; question; V.
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rubble
fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)
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champion
support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
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outlook
point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook
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fell
cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)
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distinct
clearly different; clearly noticed
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hazardous
dangerous
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slur
pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
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febrile
feverish
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inhibited
(of a person) unable to express what one really feels
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rent
tear made by rending; rip; split
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clientele
body of customers
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decrepit
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
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legerdemain
sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand
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thresh
beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
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worldly
engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
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wade
walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
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dishearten
discourage
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downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
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mores
conventions; moral standards; moral customs
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discompose
disturb the composure of; confuse
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charm
quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch
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indicative
suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
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accrue
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
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bullion
gold and silver in the form of bars
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conception
beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
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espouse
adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
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trepidation
fear; nervous apprehension
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elusive
evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of; Ex. elude the hunter; Ex. His name eludes me.
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interdict
prohibit; forbid; N.
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accolade
award of merit; strong praise and approval
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culinary
relating to cooking or kitchen
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genesis
beginning; origin
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hereafter
life after death
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unscathed
unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed
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affliction
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
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hypnosis
induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
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glib
fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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prosperity
good fortune and financial success; physical well-being
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regeneration
spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually
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lurid
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
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prime
period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage; Ex. in the prime of life; Ex. prime of the year(spring); ADJ: first in importance or rank; first; V: make ready; prepare
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esteem
respect; value; judge; N.
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guileless
without deceit
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unprecedented
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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ventral
abdominal
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glitter
shine brightly with flashing points of light; Ex. glittering diamond ring; N: sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; Ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
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prostrate
stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate; Ex. prostrating illness; ADJ: lying face down; having lost all strength
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luminous
shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light; Ex. luminous paint/road signs
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restive
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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slapdash
hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)
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confidant(confidante)
trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
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renege
break a promise; deny; go back on; Ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt
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ultimate
final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
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cantankerous
ill-humored; irritable
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gainsay
deny
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suppress
put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth
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skimp
provide or use scantily; live very economically; Ex. skimp on necessities; ADJ. skimpy: inadequate in amount; scanty; stingy; niggardly
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snicker
half-stifled(suppressed) laugh; V.
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virtual
in essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space
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slipshod
slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work
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sinister
evil; ominous
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opalescent
iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence
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dissonance
discord
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aegis
shield; protection; defense
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cogitate
think over; ponder
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perspicacious
(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute
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admonish
warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
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impenetrable
not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
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don
put on; OP. doff
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equestrian
rider on horseback; ADJ.
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skinflint
miser; stingy person
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plenary
(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members; Ex. plenary power
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erotic
pertaining to passionate love or sexual love
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retaliate
repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate
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compartment
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
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offensive
attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; Ex. first offense
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fancier
breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
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disport
amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
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carefree
free from worries; having no problems
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notch
V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
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decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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asteroid
small planet
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ravel
fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist
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maul
handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
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fastidious
difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
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tantamount
equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
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intermediary
intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between
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procurement
obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another
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poseur
person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
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larceny
theft; Ex. petit larceny
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prompt
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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consolidation
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
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unassuming
modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner
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engaging
charming; attractive
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rapt
engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener
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insinuate
hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate
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bellicose
warlike
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curmudgeon
churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
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valid
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport
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seminary
school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women
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mite
very small object or insect-like creature; small coin
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latitude
freedom from narrow limitations
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obese
excessively fat; N. obesity
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paramour
illicit lover
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soliloquy
talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
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supplicate
petition humbly; pray to grant a favor
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irrelevant
not applicable; unrelated
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uproarious
marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny
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troth
pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth
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tangential
only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
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forlorn
sad and lonely; wretched; desolate
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flaunt
display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
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deploy
spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
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gall
bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder
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augment
increase; add to
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ramble
wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress
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parallelism
state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
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bauble
trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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devise
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
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expansive
(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
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abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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frisk
move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful
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ooze
(of a thick liquid) pass or flow slowly; N: mud or thick liquid as at the bottom of a river
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veritable
being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary
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context
writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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rendezvous
meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.
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contravene
contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention
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corporeal
bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
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preeminent
outstanding; superior
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bar
railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister
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Occident
the West
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ferment
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)
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prod
poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding
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profane
violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things
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scraps
leftover food
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adversary
opponent; enemy
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shudder
shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.
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choreography
art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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overblown
inflated; exaggerated
