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weary

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tired after long work; V.

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tact

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skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence

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dupe

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someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive

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supplicant

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one who supplicates; ADJ.

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raze

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destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground

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shrewd

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clever; astute

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astute

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wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one’s advantage

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vitriolic

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causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass

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finish

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surface texture; completeness of execution

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makeshift

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temporary expedient or substitute (in the case of urgent need); Ex. makeshift shelter

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jetsam

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things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

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oath

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solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; Ex. ``For Christ’s sake’’

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raffle

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lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle; Ex. raffle off a new car

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downcast

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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward

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unfrock

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defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority

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precursor

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forerunner; predecessor

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disport

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amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert

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amalgam

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combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth

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accommodate

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oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging

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sanction

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approve; ratify; N: permission; penalty intended to enforce compliance

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stentorian

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(of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad

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figment

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invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination

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freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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gruff

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rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse

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thesis

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opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

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indite

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write; compose

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scion

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detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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presage

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foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen

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panache

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flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ¾Æ·¡·Î õÀ» »©³»´Â ¼Ø¾¾

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hoary

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white with age

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insomnia

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wakefulness; inability to sleep

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concur

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agree; coincide; happen at the same time

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steep

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soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

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prevail

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be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce; Ex. Justice has prevailed; Ex. prevail on someone to do something

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entity

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real being

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cerebration

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thought; working of the brain

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autonomous

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self-governing; N. autonomy

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slack

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moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one’s work; N. V.

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saunter

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stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.

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tureen

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deep dish for serving soup

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elastic

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able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; Ex. elastic plans; N: elastic material

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cauterize

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burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

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simulate

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feign; imitate

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ramshackle

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(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart

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remorse

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deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach

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opulence

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extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant

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incontinent

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lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious

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queasy

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experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy

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catastrophe

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calamity ; disaster

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affirmation

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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination

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cavil

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quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily

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stultify

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make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression

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larceny

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theft; Ex. petit larceny

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irreverence

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lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent

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beguile

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deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; Ex. beguiling smile

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latitude

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freedom from narrow limitations

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abstemious

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

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imprecation

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curse; swearword

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pine

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long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline

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dilate

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expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)

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derelict

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negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person

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ejaculation

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exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate

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staid

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serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony

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pious

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devout; religious; N. piety

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vie

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contend; compete

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elope

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run away secretly with the intention of getting married

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carousal

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drunken revel; V. carouse

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cognizance

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knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware

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surpass

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exceed

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depict

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portray

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suckle

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give or take milk at the breast or udder

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totter

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shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall

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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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bargain

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agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power

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enunciate

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announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.

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ascribe

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refer; attribute; assign

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amiss

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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.

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bound

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leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opin

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optimum

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most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition

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vicar

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parish priest; representative

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celibate

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abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy

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query

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inquiry; question; V.

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prowess

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extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle

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char

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make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion

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precise

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slander

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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous

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draft

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first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript

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miniature

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small model; small painting; ADJ: small

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indefatigable

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tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired

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incendiary

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arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb

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sextant

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navigation tool used to determine a ship’s latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)

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parsimony

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stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious

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suffocate

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die or kill from lack of air; suppress

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sacrosanct

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invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable

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construe

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explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue

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eddy

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swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.

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console

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lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation

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linger

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loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear; Ex. The smell lingered for days.

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centrifugal

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radiating; departing from the center

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bulwark

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strong wall built for defense; earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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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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ardor

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heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent

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abhor

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detest; hate

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except

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exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality

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frigid

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intensely cold; cold in manner; Ex. frigid zone

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curfew

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

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

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scotch

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stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. È°µ¿À» ÁÙÀÌ´Â ÀǹÌ

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pterodactyl

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extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger

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phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength

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ruthless

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pitiless; merciless; cruel

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clangor

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loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging

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eulogy

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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death; V. eulogize

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fanaticism

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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic

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cower

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shrink quivering as from fear; cringe

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condign

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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

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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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resolve

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decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution

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confide

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tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about

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debauch

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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song

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simian

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monkeylike; N: ape or monkey

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veracious

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(of a person) truthful

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founder

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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder

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transgression

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

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intelligentsia

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intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)

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retaliate

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repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate

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foliage

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masses of leaves; CF. defoliate

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facile

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

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squander

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waste; spend foolishly

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residual

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

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proliferate

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grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation

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scurry

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move hastily; hurry; move briskly

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insurrection

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rebellion; uprising

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demean

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disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

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ingrate

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ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)

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hue

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outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule

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courier

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wring

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twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)

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dint

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means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work

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mire

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entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire

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sleek

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

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filing

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particle removed by a file

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grimace

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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V.

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bristle

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short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

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provision

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act of providing; something provided; preparatory measure; provisions: necessary supplies (esp. food); stipulation; condition in an agreement; Ex. According to the provisions of the agreement

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incubus

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burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus

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denigrate

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blacken; defame

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concise

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brief and compact

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boor

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rude, insensitive person

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odorous

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having an odor

154
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vex

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annoy; distress

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venue

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location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); CF. come

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petulant

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touchy; peevish; ill-tempered

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ideology

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system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture

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cadaver

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corpse; dead human body

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pensive

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dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over

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complementary

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serving to complete something

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belabor

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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically

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ineffable

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unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy

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hoodwink

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deceive; delude

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stint

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supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint

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suspend

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cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension

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espionage

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founder

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person who establishes (an organization or business)

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colossus

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gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

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flighty

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(esp. of a woman’s behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive

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rubble

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fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)

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bruise

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injure without breaking the skin; N.

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philanthropist

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lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy

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finished

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properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance

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bureaucracy

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overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic

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plumb

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exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of

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subjective

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influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence

177
Q

waylay

A

ambush; lie in wait for and attack

178
Q

bastard

A

illegitimate child

179
Q

transcendental

A

going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism

180
Q

reverie

A

daydream; abstracted musing

181
Q

indigence

182
Q

effusion

A

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

183
Q

burnish

A

make shiny by rubbing; polish

184
Q

recession

A

withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

185
Q

sluice

A

artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)

186
Q

unprecedented

A

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

187
Q

temperament

A

characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress

188
Q

cynosure

A

object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor

189
Q

annuity

A

yearly allowance

190
Q

verve

A

enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor

191
Q

husbandry

A

frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman

192
Q

dominant

A

exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive

193
Q

gullible

A

easily deceived

194
Q

invalidate

A

weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify

195
Q

welt

A

raised mark from a beating or whipping

196
Q

Occident

197
Q

strut

A

pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner

198
Q

minutiae

A

petty or trivial details; CF. minutia

199
Q

traduce

A

expose to slander

200
Q

vent

A

small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.

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