GRE17 From3185-3384 Flashcards
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rightful
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legally correct; Ex. rightful owner
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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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dilettante
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aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
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penance
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self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one’s sins; CF. penitent
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grumble
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complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N.
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pretend
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feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to; Ex. I don’t pretend to much expertise; N. pretense
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discriminating
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able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N. discrimination
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miserly
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stingy; mean
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divest
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strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
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sterile
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incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize
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laborious
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demanding much work or care; tedious
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rotund
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(of a person) fat and round
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fraught
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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
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mellifluous
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(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune
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stymie
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thwart; present an obstacle; stump
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submerge
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place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water); Ex. submerged in work
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provincial
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pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan
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impotent
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weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power
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calligraphy
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
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capsize
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(of a boat) turn over
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clasp
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hold firmly within arms
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paste
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smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste
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cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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decomposition
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
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lexicon
dictionary
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forbearance
patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
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obtrude
push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive
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pugnacity
combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
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expunge
cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase
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ponderous
having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing
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animosity
active enmity
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accessory
additional object; useful but not essential thing
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blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
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tutelary
protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities
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implicit
understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust
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irrevocable
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke
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frail
weak; N. frailty
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avalanche
great mass of falling snow and ice
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sprout
begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot
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pretension
pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.
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bilk
swindle; cheat
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redress
remedy; compensation; Ex. seek redress for the damage to your car; V: put right; remedy or rectify (a wrong); make amends for
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degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
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monochrome
painting in only one color; ADJ.
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indemnify
make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured
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fodder
coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food
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surrogate
substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.
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frolicsome
prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky
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pandemic
widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people
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medium
element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted
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curator
superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
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consanguinity
kinship; relationship by birth
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psychosomatic
of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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genealogy
record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
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unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities
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distraught
upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
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philanthropist
lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy
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compulsion
compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse
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analogous
comparable; similar
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quaint
odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
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demoniac(demoniacal)
fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
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occult
mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare
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suborn
persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation
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tickle
touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please
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perimeter
outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference
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objective
not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim
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simian
monkeylike; N: ape or monkey
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palatable
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
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narrative
related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration
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rubric
title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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uninhibited
having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
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militia
army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
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formidable
menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
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pushy
disagreeably aggressive
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masticate
chew
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incessant
uninterrupted; unceasing
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interim
meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper
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mimicry
imitation
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countermand
cancel; revoke (an order)
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erode
eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; Ex. The sea erodes the rocks.
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caldron(cauldron)
large kettle
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swagger
walk or behave with an over-confident manner
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squeamish
easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious; Ex. A nurse should not be squeamish.
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parallel
similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled
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effeminate
having womanly traits
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lustrous
shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair
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stereotype
one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice; Ex. stereotype of the happy slave; V: make a stereotype of; represent by a stereotype; Ex. It is wrong to stereotype people; Ex. stereotyped answer
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filch
steal (things of small value)
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imminent
impending; near at hand
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corpus
collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse
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piquant
pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating; Ex. piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help
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anomaly
irregularity
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nondescript
undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd
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gauche
clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
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sophist
teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument
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agog
highly excited; intensely curious
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transpire
(of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores
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debut
d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
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fictitious
imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
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romp
play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.
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mantle
loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
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loom
appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth
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torso
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
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dissipate
squander; waste foolishly; scatter
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stringent
(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; Ex. stringent economic conditions
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ewe
female sheep
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cavalcade
procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
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cardiologist
doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
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draw
choosing of a lot or card
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hap
chance; luck
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pinnacle
peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame
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sound
in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete; Ex. sound mind/investment/training
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austere
forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity
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unilateral
one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration
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prominent
protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent
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degenerate
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
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Elysium
place or condition of bliss
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anthem
song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
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derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.
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daze
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.
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skim
read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid
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preposterous
absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous
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apostate
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy
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funereal
sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
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circumlocution
indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
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lag
move or develop more slowly; straggle; Ex. lag behind the rest; N.
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labyrinth
maze
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devolve
deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
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obligatory
binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate
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undertaker
funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials
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chaff
worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
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mammal
vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
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eloquence
expressiveness; persuasive speech; ADJ. eloquent: movingly expressive; expressing ideas well so that the hearers can be influeneced
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document
provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.
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matrix
point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; Ex. the matrix of Western civilization
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excoriate
scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
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mute
silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of
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molten
melted; Ex. molten lava
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allege
state without proof
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calumny
malicious misrepresentation; slander
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reduce
diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction
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obsessive
related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively
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infraction
violation (of a rule or regulation); breach
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dehydrate
remove water from; dry out
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weary
tired after long work; V.
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sluice
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
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fleck
spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
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temporize
gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
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indifferent
unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
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behoove(behove)
be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
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rebuke
scold harshly; criticize severely
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theoretical
based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical
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inanimate
lifeless; not animate
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lilliputian
extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels
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cajole
persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle
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imperial
like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism
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maculated
spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
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infernal
pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction
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depict
portray
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patina
green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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expound
explain
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herbivorous
grain-eating; CF. herbivore
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tenuous
thin; slim; rare
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emancipate
set free; liberate
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odoriferous
giving off an odor
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engulf
surround and swallow up
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ramshackle
(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart
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nefarious
very wicked
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deign
condescend; stoop
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hue
outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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suckle
give or take milk at the breast or udder
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filth
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
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passive
not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance
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hybrid
mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize
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excise
cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
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groove
long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record
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outgoing
sociable; eager to mix socially with others
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communal
held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune
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leave-taking
farewell or departure
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tatter
torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
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bolster
support; reinforce
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elliptical
elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
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charisma
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
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turgid
swollen; distended (as from liquid)
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billowing
swelling out in waves; surging
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mercurial
capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; Ex. mercurial temper; CF. mood
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hoodwink
deceive; delude
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tread
walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step
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vitreous
of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify
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ductile
malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled
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amputate
cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
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ambush
act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
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magniloquent
boastful; pompous
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novelty
something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original
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decree
authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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palimpsest
parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
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insipid
lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character
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luscious
pleasing to taste or smell; delicious
