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lucrative

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adj. producing wealth; profitable

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uncanny

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adj. strangely unsettling, as if of supernatural origin

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utopia

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n. an ideally perfect place

adj. utopian

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hue

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n. a shade of color

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gross

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adj. total, entire; glaringly obvious, flagrant

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forlorn

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adj. appearing sad because abandoned; in pitiful condition; almost without hope

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ecstasy

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n. state of overwhelming joy; rapture

adj. ecstatic

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valid

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adj. based on truth or fact; having legal force

v. validate

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decry

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v. to speak out against strongly and openly

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check

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v. to restrain or block

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proximity

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n. closeness

adj. proximate

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corrupt

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adj. marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as in a text)
n. corruption

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colossal

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adj. very large

n. colossus

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leery

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adj. suspicious; distrustful

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egress

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n. going out; the right to go out or exit

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archetype

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n. the original pattern or model; a perfect example

adj. archetypal

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referendum

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n. direct popular vote on a law or measure of public policy

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kin

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n. one’s relatives

n. kinship

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coax

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v. to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery

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talisman

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n. something thought to have magic power

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truncate

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v. to cut short

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manifest

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adj. obvious; very clear; evident

n. manifestation

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august

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adj. inspiring awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character

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commodity

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n. an item of trade or commerce, esp. as distinguished from a service

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context

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n. the circumstances in which something occurs

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insinuate

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v. to hint

n. insinuation

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archaic

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adj. of a much earlier, often more primitive period

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flagrant

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adj. conspicuously bad or offensive

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rapcious

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adj. excessively greedy; taking by force

n. rapacity

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adapt

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v. to adjust to a new situation or environment; to change

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labyrinthine

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adj. complicated; puzzling

n. labyrinth

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debut

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n. a first appearance before the public

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consecrate

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v. to make or set apart as sacred

n. consecration

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stratum

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n. a level or layer
pl. strata
v. stratify

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morass

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n. an area of swampy ground; something that thinders

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prolific

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adj. producing a lot

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boycott

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v. to refuse to buy, sell, or use

n. boycott

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ostentatious

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adj. showy, pretentious

n. ostentation

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domain

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n. a territory or range of rule or control

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reek

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v. to give off a strong, unpleasant odor; to be pervaded with something unpleasant

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nefarious

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adj. very wicked; villainous

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deference

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n. yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect
adj. deferential

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innocuous

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adj. harmless

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resent

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v. to feel hostility because of a perceived insult or injury
n. resentment
adj. resntful

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pulpit

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n. a podium used for preaching

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vapid

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adj. lacking interest, animation, or flavor

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egalitarian

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adj. of the belief that all people should have equal rights

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harangue

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n. a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade

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agrarian

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adj. related to farming

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regale

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v. to delight or entertain

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bar

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v. to keep out; exlude

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desultory

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adj. lacking a plan or purpose; unmethodical

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opportunist

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n. one who takes advantage of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
adj. opportunistic

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visceral

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adj. instinctive; relating to the internal organs

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permeate

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v. to spread or flow throughout

adj. permeable

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stagnant

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adj. inactive; not moving
n. stagnation
v. stagnate

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indiscriminate

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adj. unselective; random; unrestrained

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stark

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adj. not ornamented; plain; absolute

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rancorous

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adj. bitter and resentful

n. rancor

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prodigal

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adj. exceedingly or recklessly wasteful

n. prodigality

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disconcert

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v. to make confused or uneasy

adj. disconcerting

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patron

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n. a sponsor; a supporter; a regular customer
n. patronage
n. patronize

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margin

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a border or edge; a limit in condition or ability; an amount or degree of difference
adj. marginal

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fervent

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adj. passionate; eager; earnest

n. fervor

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penchant

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n. a strong liking

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climax

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n. the point of greatest intensity, which marks the end of an ascending process
adj. climactic

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requisite

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adj. needed; necessary

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cognizant

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adj. aware (with “of”)

n. cognizance

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amorphous

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adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized

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demeanor

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n. outward behavior, esp. that reveals one’s personality or attitude

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artifact

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n. an object produced by human work, esp. one of historical or archaeological interest

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placebo

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n. something presented as a drug, but having no actual effect

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prosaic

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adj. straightforward; lacing in imagination

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tantamount

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adj. equivalent in effect or value

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caste

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n. a rigid and hereditary social class

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pummel

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v. to beat, as with the fists

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egregious

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adj. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad

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sinecure

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n. a paid position that requires little or no work

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flamboyant

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adj. extravagant; showy

n. flamboyance

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balmy

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adj. soothing, mild, pleasant

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leaven

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v. to add yeast; to fill (something) with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter
adj. leavened

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exonerate

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v. to find blameless

n. exoneration

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puerile

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adj. childish; foolishly immature

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censure

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v. to criticize severely

n. censure

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machination

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n. an artful or secret plot or scheme

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court

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v. to attempt to gain, esp. love or favor; to behave so as to invite

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supplant

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v. to take the place of

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polyglot

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n. one who speaks many languages; adj. speaking many languages

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vicarious

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adj. felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another

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capricious

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adj. erratic; tending to change abruptly

n. caprice

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urban

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adj. relating to a city

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vociferous

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adj. loud and vehement

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effusive

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adj. overflowing; excessively emotional

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inscribe

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v. to write, carve or engrave words or letter on or in a surface
n. inscription

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forthcoming

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adj. about to appear; available when needed; communicative

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inordinate

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adj. excessive, unrestrained

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amble

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v. to walk slowly or leisurely

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covenant

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n. a binding agreement

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pellucid

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adj. transparently clear

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latitude

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n. freedom from normal limitations; room for movement or action

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pecuniary

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adj. of or involving money

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flummox

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v. to confuse or perplex

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embed

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v. to fix in a surrounding mass

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rambunctious

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adj. very loud and disorderly

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interstices

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n. small spaces between things

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potent

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adj. powerful; having a strong effect

n. potency

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nepotism

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n. showing favoritism to relatives

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amiable

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adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable

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congregate

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v. to assemble into a group

n. congregation

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demographics

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n. the distribution of human population groups
n. demography
n. demographer

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ponderous

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adj. clumsy and heavy; boring and labored

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irony

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n. a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly
adj. ironic

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debris

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n. bits and pieces of rubbish

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preempt

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v. to take the place of; to have priority or precedence over

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tawdry

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adj. tastelessly showy

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apprehend

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v. to become aware of through the senses

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effect

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v. to bring about

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buttress

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v. to prop up or support

n. buttress

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concoct

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v. to invent; to create by combing ingredient, as in cooking

n. concoction

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amalgamate

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v. to blend together into one; to unite

n. amalgamation

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shrewd

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adj. clever in practical matter; cunning

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prognosticate

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v. to predict

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curfew

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n. a regulation requiring people to be inside at a certain time

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caustic

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adj. capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic, cutting

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throe

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n. a spasm of pain; strong yearning

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sanction

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v. to give official approval

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resonate

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v. to echo

n. resonance

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herald

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v. to bear news; to announce

n. herald

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contumacious

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adj. stubbornly disobedient; rebellious, insubordinate

n. contumacy

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timorous

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adj. full of fear

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replete

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adj. well-filled; abundantly supplied

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exiguous

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adj. scanty; meager; small; slender

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negotiate

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v. to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing

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rigor

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n. strictness or severity

adj. rigorous

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consensus

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n. a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general areement

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cede

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v. to give or formally surrender to another

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downtrodden

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adj. badly and unfairly treated; oppressed

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oblivious

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adj. unaware

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skirt

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v. to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through

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jargon

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n. the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech

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anathema

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n. someone or something that is hated

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patriarch

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n. a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man
adj. patriarchal
n. patriarchy

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belligerent

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adj. eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare

n. belligerence

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epithet

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n. a descriptive term for a person or thing

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deficit

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n. an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position

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forbidding

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adj. disagreeable; menacing

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equanimity

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n. evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state

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emolument

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n. payment for an office or employment

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pacify

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v. to make peaceful; to restore calm

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entrenched

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adj. dug in

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discrepancy

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n. lack of agreement; difference

adj. discrepant

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viable

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adj. able to live; capable of success

n. viability

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insipid

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adj. uninteresting; having no flavor

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paternal

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adj. relating to or characteristic of a father

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cabal

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n. a small group of secret plotters, i.e., against a government or authority

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indigenous

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adj. native, occurring naturally

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repudiate

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v. to reject as invalid or untrue

n. repudiation

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decisive

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adj. conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination

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behoove

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v. to be necessary or proper for

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deleterious

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adj. harmful; destructive

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radical

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adj. favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins

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lurid

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adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire though a haze

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inexorable

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adj. not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable

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broach

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v. to raise for discussion

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improvident

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adj, not preparing for the future; incautious

n. improvidence

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profound

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adj. very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial

n. profundity

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vacillate

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v. to swing back and forth

n. vacillation

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promulgate

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v. to make known by official announcement

n. promulgation

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construe

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v. to interpret

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ilk

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n. kind; sort; class

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dissent

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v. to disagree

n. dissent

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expatriate

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v. to send into exile; n. one who has moved to a foreign country

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emollient

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adj. having a softening, soothing effect; n. an agent that softens, esp. the skin

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doctrine

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n. a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent
adj. doctrinal

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preclude

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v. to make impossible; to prevent the occurrence of

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expunge

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v. to erase; to eliminate completely

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fluent

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adj. easy; graceful

n. fluency

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abet

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v. to encourage, assist, or support, usually in wrongdoing

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comprehensive

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adj. complete; covering broadly and all-inclusively

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protocol

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n. the customs and regulations dealing with formal behavior; the plan for carrying out a scientific study

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replicate

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v. to copy, reproduce, or repeat

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gender

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n. sexual identiity, esp. in relation to society or culture

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ambiance

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n. environment

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adverse

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adj. opposed, difficult

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adumbrate

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v. to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow

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enumerate

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v. to count off or list

n. enumeration

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matriarchy

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n. a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother’s side of the family

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doctrinaire

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adj. inflexible maintaining an idea without regard to practicality

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feasible

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adj. capable of being done

n. feasibility

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venerable

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adj. worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

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connote

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v. to imply something beyond a literal meaning

n. connotation

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forge

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v. to give form or shape to; to advance gradually

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veer

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v. to change direction

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fanfare

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n. a showy public display

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paradigm

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n. an example; a model

adj. paradigmatic

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enmity

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n. the bitter attitude or feelings of an enemy or of mutual enemies

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flaunt

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v. to display ostentatiously; to show off; to boast

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empathy

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n. ability to understand and identify with another’s feelings and emotions
adj. empathetic
v. empathize

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adduce

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v. to show as an example or means of proving something

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halcyon

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adj. calm; peaceful