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distinct

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clearly different; clearly noticed

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amalgamate

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(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body

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deadpan

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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face

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manifest

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evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly

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perspicuous

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(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments

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terminus

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last stop of railroad; end

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brink

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edge (at the top of a cliff); Ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon

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perfunctory

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done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss

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abstinence

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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote

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inevitable

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unavoidable

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic

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slavish

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of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original

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susceptible

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impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting; Ex. susceptible to persuasion/colds; Ex. The agreement is not susceptible of alteration; N. susceptibility

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lucre

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money; profit; Ex. filthy lucre

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squalor

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condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story

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kudos

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honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

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agape

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openmouthed

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delusive

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deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises

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surrogate

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substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.

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invincible

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unconquerable

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ambulatory

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able to walk

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lurid

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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder

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gavel

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hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.

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incinerate

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burn to ashes

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paranoia

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psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac

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affinity

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feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages

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harry

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harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid

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calamity

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disaster; misery

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porous

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full of pores; like a sieve

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demise

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death

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emboss

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produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design

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relegate

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put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; Ex. relegate the old furniture to the children’s room; Ex. relegated to the second division

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license

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official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.

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rudimentary

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elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language

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lambaste

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beat; thrash verbally or physically

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feline

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of a member of the cat family; N.

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bolt

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door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down

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circumlocution

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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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parched

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extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)

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fluctuate

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waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly

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beget

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father; become the father of; produce; give rise to

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percussion

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striking one object against another sharply; Ex. percussion instrument; N: striking together of two bodies; sound caused by percussion

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concurrent

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happening at the same time; in agreement

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profound

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deep; not superficial; complete; Ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N. profundity

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venom

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poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous

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unconscionable

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unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand

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skittish

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inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit

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lavish

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liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great; Ex. decorated lavishly; V. give in abundance

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hypnosis

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induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize

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repulsion

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distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse’)

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collate

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examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)

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ventral

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abdominal

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mauve

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pale purple

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amulet

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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck

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scoff

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laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats

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tanner

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person who turns animal hides into leather

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deploy

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spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically

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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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maculated

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spotted; stained; CF. immaculate

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peruse

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read through with care; N. perusal

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capacious

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spacious

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sentinel

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sentry; lookout

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secular

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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery

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compound

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combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. fact

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venal

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capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal

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fawning

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courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness

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solvent

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able to pay all depths; N. solvency

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empirical

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based on experience

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lionize

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treat (a person) as a celebrity

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pucker

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gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold

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eerie

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weird; causing fear because strange

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implacable

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incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy

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sarcasm

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cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic

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abate

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subside or moderate

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waif

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homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays

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preposterous

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absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous

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matinee(matinee)

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dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

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cardiologist

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doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

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taut

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tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack

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objective

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not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim

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collected

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composed; calm; self-possessed

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apex

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tip; summit; climax; highest point

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impale

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pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear

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terrestrial

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on or relating to the earth

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cringe

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shrink back as if in fear; cower

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taxonomist

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specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification

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convention

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social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement

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diffuse

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wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse

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ingenuous

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naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid

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flail

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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

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painstaking

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taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through

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civil

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having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. civility; CF. civic

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dyspeptic

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suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food

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acclaim

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applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise

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expenditure

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payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy

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provisional

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tentative; temporary

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variegate

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change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)

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shun

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keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors.

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marshal

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put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official

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devise

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think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest

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behoove(behove)

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be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.

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terminal

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part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer

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excerpt

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selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.

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testy

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irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness

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hybrid

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mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize

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infirmity

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low

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moo; make the sound of a cow

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synoptic

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providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis

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licentious

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amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained

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apprise

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prefatory

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introductory; of a preface

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sham

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pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham.

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ingratiate

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become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss

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blemish

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mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished

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felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

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dignitary

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person of high rank or position

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interdict

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prohibit; forbid; N.

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imperil

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put in danger

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pragmatist

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practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things

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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder

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repugnance

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disgust; strong dislike; loathing; ADJ. repugnant: arousing disgust; repulsive

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torrid

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(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs

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epigram

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witty thought or saying, usually short

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gracious

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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

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aboriginal

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine

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swerve

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deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course; Ex. swerve from the principle; Ex. The car swerved to the right.

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insurmountable

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overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

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maroon

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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown

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earthly

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of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

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stem_from

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arise from; originate from

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retribution

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deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back

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rig

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fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; Ex. rig the election

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disseminate

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distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

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wane

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decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.

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disclaim

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disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer

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voracious

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ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable; Ex. voracious animal/reader

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pliant

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flexible; easily influenced

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friction

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clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against

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gall

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bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; ´ãÁó(bile); CF. gall bladder

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chase

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ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch

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substantiate

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support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify

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witticism

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witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)

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decomposition

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decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts

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inerrancy

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infallibility

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seamy

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sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome; Ex. seamy side of city life

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sovereign

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ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent

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chassis

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framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached

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distract

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take (one’s attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted

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ogle

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look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ogling young girls

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frolicsome

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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky

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slough

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(of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed

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amnesty

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pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)

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infamous

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notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation

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discount

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disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost

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coy

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shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§

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odious

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arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile

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acumen

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mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen

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gory

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bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound)

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edify

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instruct; correct morally

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pretension

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pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.

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detain

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keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention

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ebb

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(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

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contention

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assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition

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exiguous

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small in amount; minute

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synthetic

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not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis; Ex. synthetic fiber; N.

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turbulence

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state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed

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salubrious

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healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health

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slur

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pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble

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castrate

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remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

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sully

A

defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one’s hands in menial labor

173
Q

intellect

A

higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability

174
Q

impute

A

attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation

175
Q

shudder

A

shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.

176
Q

denounce

A

condemn; criticize; N. denunciation

177
Q

thresh

A

beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

178
Q

awe

A

solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome

179
Q

apocryphal

A

(of a story) widely believed but untrue

180
Q

intransigence

A

refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising

181
Q

subpoena

A

writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena

182
Q

lunatic

A

insane; Ex. lunatic asylum

183
Q

meteoric

A

like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor

184
Q

prefigure

A

be a sign of; foreshadow

185
Q

polarity

A

state of having two opposite qualities

186
Q

slacken

A

slow up; loosen; make or become slack

187
Q

prohibitive

A

so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax

188
Q

vile

A

despicable; unpleasant; disgusting; Ex. vile slander

189
Q

buffoonery

190
Q

efface

A

rub out; remove the surface of

191
Q

presentiment

A

premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear

192
Q

mawkish

A

mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental

193
Q

draught

A

current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time

194
Q

lugubrious

A

mournful; sorrowful

195
Q

ghastly

A

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

196
Q

cataract

A

great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)

197
Q

dour

A

sullen; gloomy; stubborn

198
Q

attentive

A

alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration

199
Q

harangue

A

long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.

200
Q

flamboyant

A

ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame

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