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aerial

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adj. existing or living in air

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2
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league

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n. a unit of distance equal to 3.0 statue miles (4.8 kilometers)

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3
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caprice

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n.an impulsive change of mind.

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4
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fillial

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adj. of, relating to, or benefitting a son or daughter, fillial respect

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5
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ignoble

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adj. not noble in quality, character, or purpose, base or mean

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chimerical

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adj. created by or as if by a wildly fanicful imagination, higly improvable

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tertiary

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adj third in place, order degree or rank

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8
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tyros

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n. a begineer in learning something

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9
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mualtifarious

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adj. having great variety; diverse

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10
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preceptors

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n a teacher, an instructor

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11
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galvanism

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n therapeutic application of direct- current electricity, especially the electric stimulation of nerves and muscle

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12
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repugnance

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n extreme dislike or aversion

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13
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recapitulation

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n a summary or concise review

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crucible

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n a vessel of a very refactory material used for melting and cacining a substance that requires a high degree of heat

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enounced

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v to declare formally; state

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16
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panrgyric

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n a formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment

17
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mien

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n bearing or manner, especially as it receals an inner state of mind

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abstruse

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adj. difficult to understand; recondite

19
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dogmatism

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n arrogant, stubborn assertition of opinion or belief

20
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pendantry

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n ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

21
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conducive

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adj. tending to cause or bring about; contributive

22
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charnel-houses

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n. a building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed

23
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minutiate

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n a small or trivial detail

24
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languor

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n lack of physicial or mental energy; listlessness

25
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lassitude

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n. a state or feeling of wearines, diminsihed energy, or listessness

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tumult

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n the din and commotion of a great crowd

27
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alighting

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intr. v. to come down and settle, as after flight

28
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pertinacity

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n. the quality of holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion, or course of action

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countenance

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n appearence, especially the expression of the face

30
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fetter

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n. a chain or shackle for the ankles or feet

31
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odious

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adj. arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure

32
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placid

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adj. undisturbed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet

33
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vivacity

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n the quality or condition of being lively; liveliness