Looking Backward Vocab Flashcards
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wellnigh
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xxadverb
1.
very nearly; almost:
It’s well-nigh bedtime.
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prodigious
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xxadjective 1. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant. 2. wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat. 3. abnormal; monstrous. 4. Obsolete, ominous.
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accustom
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xxWord Origin verb (used with object) 1. to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
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moderate (moder ATE)
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xxverb (used with object), moderated, moderating.
8.
to reduce the excessiveness of; make less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous:
to moderate the sharpness of one’s words.
9.
to preside over or at (a public forum, meeting, discussion, etc.).
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daunted
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xxm verb (used with object) 1. to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. 2. to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
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trite
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xxadjective, triter, tritest.
1.
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
the trite phrases in his letter.
2.
characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.:
The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.
3.
Archaic. rubbed or worn by use.
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nonce
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xxnoun
1.
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
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epoch
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xxnoun
1.
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
The treaty ushered in an epoch of peace and good will.
2.
the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything:
The splitting of the atom marked an epoch in scientific discovery.
3.
a point of time distinguished by a particular event or state of affairs; a memorable date:
His coming of age was an epoch in his life.
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ineffable destiny
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xxadjective
1.
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible:
ineffable joy.
2.
not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable:
the ineffable name of the deity.
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imposition
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xx noun
1.
the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
2.
something imposed, as a burden or duty; an unusual or extraordinarily burdensome requirement or task.
3.
the act of imposing by or as if by authority.
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credulity
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xxExamples Word Origin
noun
1.
willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.
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earnestly
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xx adjective 1. serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker. 2. showing depth and sincerity of feeling: earnest words; an earnest entreaty. 3. seriously important; demanding or receiving serious attention.
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provisionally assume
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xx adjective, Also, provisionary [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] (Show IPA), (for defs 1, 2).
1.
providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary:
a provisional government.
2.
accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.
3.
(usually initial capital letter) of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
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ferment
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xxnoun
1.
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
2.
Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.
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immemorial
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xx adjective
1.
extending back beyond memory, record, or knowledge:
from time immemorial.
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perpetuity
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xx noun, plural perpetuities. 1. the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity. 2. endless or indefinitely long duration or existence; eternity. 3. something that is perpetual. 4. an annuity paid for life.
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preposterous
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xx adjective
1.
completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish:
a preposterous tale.
18
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salves
A
xxnoun
1.
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
2.
anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves.
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extenuation
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xx Word Origin noun 1. the act of extenuating. 2. the state of being extenuated. 3. something that extenuates; a partial excuse:
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encumber
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to impede or hinder; hamper; retard:
Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action.
2.
to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous:
a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.
3.
to burden or weigh down:
She was encumbered with a suitcase and several packages.
4.
to burden with obligations, debt, etc
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contrivances
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xx noun
1.
something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one.
2.
the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving.
3.
a plan or scheme; expedient.
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exasperating
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xx verb (used with object), exasperated, exasperating.
1.
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely:
He was exasperated by the senseless delays.
2.
Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
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ardent
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xx adjective
1.
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
an ardent vow; ardent love.
2.
intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous:
an ardent theatergoer. an ardent student of French history.
3.
vehement; fierce:
They were frightened by his ardent, burning eyes.
4.
burning, fiery, or hot:
the ardent core of a star.
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incessant
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xx adjective 1. continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise. Origin of incessant
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avocation
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xxnoun
1.
something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby:
Our doctor's avocation is painting.
2.
a person's regular occupation, calling, or vocation.
3.
Archaic. diversion or distraction.
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accord
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xxverb (used without object)
1.
to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make agree or correspond; adapt.
3.
to grant; bestow:
to accord due praise.
4.
Archaic. to settle; reconcile.
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chimerical
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xxadjective
1.
unreal; imaginary; visionary:
a chimerical terrestrial paradise.
2.
wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic:
a chimerical plan.
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sanguine
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xxadjective
1.
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
2.
reddish; ruddy:
a sanguine complexion.
3.
(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4.
bloody; sanguinary.
5.
blood-red; red.
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desponding
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xxWord Origin
verb (used without object)
1.
to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage.
noun
2.
despondency.
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chimera
xxnoun, plural chimeras.
1.
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2.
any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art.
3.
a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; a vain or idle fancy:
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analogue
xxnoun
1.
something having analogy to something else.
2.
Biology. an organ or part analogous to another.
3.
Chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition
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parabola
xxnoun, Geometry
1.
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2= 2 px or x 2= 2 py.
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perihelion
xxnoun, plural perihelia [per-uh-hee-lee-uh, -heel-yuh] (Show IPA). Astronomy
1.
the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
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aphelion
xxnoun, plural aphelia [uh-fee-lee-uh, uh-feel-yuh, ap-hee-lee-uh] (Show IPA)
1.
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun.
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anarchists
xxnoun
1.
a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
2.
a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.
3.
a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom.
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animosity
xxnoun, plural animosities.
1.
a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action:
a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one's neighbor.
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betrothed
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xxadjective
1.
engaged to be married:
She is betrothed to that young lieutenant.
noun
2.
the person to whom one is engaged:
He introduced us to his betrothed.
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exasperated
xxverb (used with object), exasperated, exasperating.
1.
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely:
He was exasperated by the senseless delays.
2.
Archaic. to increase the intensity or violence of (disease, pain, feelings, etc.).
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objurgations
xxWord Origin
verb (used with object), objurgated, objurgating.
1.
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
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desultory
xxadjective
1.
lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful:
desultory conversation.
2.
digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random:
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emigrate
xxverb (used without object), emigrated, emigrating.
1.
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.
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mourning costume
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fagged out
xxverb (used with object), fagged, fagging.
1.
to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out):
The long climb fagged us out.
2.
British. to require (a younger public-school pupil) to do menial chores.
3.
Nautical. to fray or unlay the end of (a rope).
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tenement houses
xxnoun
1.
Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city.
2.
Law.
any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another.
tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property.
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inferred
xxverb (used with object), inferred, inferring.
1.
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
2.
(of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to.
3.
to guess; speculate; surmise.
4.
to hint; imply; suggest.
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hitherto
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xxadverb
1.
up to this time; until now:
a fact hitherto unknown.
2.
to here.
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Caligula
xx
1.
(Gaius Caesar) a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41.
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averred
xxverb (used with object), averred, averring.
1.
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
2.
Law. to allege as a fact.
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benevolence
xxnoun
1.
desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness:
to be filled with benevolence toward one's fellow creatures.
2.
an act of kindness; a charitable gift.
3.
English History. a forced contribution to the sovereign.
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agitate
xxverb (used with object), agitated, agitating.
1.
to move or force into violent, irregular action:
The hurricane winds agitated the sea.
2.
to shake or move briskly:
The machine agitated the mixture.
3.
to move to and fro; impart regular motion to.
4.
to disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb:
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draught (pronounced draft)
xxnoun
1.
a drawing, sketch, or design.
2.
a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc.
3.
act of drawing; delineation.
4.
a current of air in any enclosed space, especially in a room, chimney, or stove.
5.
a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction.
6.
a device for regulating the current of air in a stove, fireplace, etc.
7.
an act of drawing or pulling loads.
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toused
xxverb (used with object), toused, tousing.
1.
to handle roughly; dishevel.
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trance
xxnoun
1.
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
2.
a dazed or bewildered condition.
3.
a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing.
4.
an unconscious, cataleptic, or hypnotic condition.
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equanimity
xxnoun
1.
mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium.
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unduly
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xxadverb
1.
excessively:
unduly worried.
2.
in an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner:
unduly critical.
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giddiness
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xxadjective, giddier, giddiest.
1.
affected with vertigo; dizzy.
2.
attended with or causing dizziness:
a giddy climb.
3.
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty:
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57
fancy
xxnoun, plural fancies.
1.
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
2.
the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.
3.
a mental image or conception:
He had happy fancies of being a famous actor.
4.
an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion:
Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy.
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impotent
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xxadjective
1.
not potent; lacking power or ability.
2.
utterly unable (to do something).
3.
without force or effectiveness.
4.
lacking bodily strength or physically helpless.
5.
(of a male) unable to attain or sustain a penile erection.
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59
lineaments
xxnoun
1.
Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour:
His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
2.
Usually, lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics:
the lineaments of sincere repentance.
3.
Geology. a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure.
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ingenous
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xxadjective
1.
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction:
an ingenious machine.
2.
cleverly inventive or resourceful:
an ingenious press agent.
3.
Obsolete.
intelligent; showing genius.
ingenuous.
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supposition
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xxnoun
1.
the act of supposing.
2.
something that is supposed
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eloquent
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xxadjective
1.
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech:
an eloquent orator.
2.
characterized by forceful and appropriate expression:
an eloquent speech.
3.
movingly expressive:
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circumstantiality
xxnoun, plural circumstantialities for 2, 3.
1.
the quality of being circumstantial; minuteness; fullness of detail.
2.
a circumstance; a detail.
3.
Psychiatry. a pattern of speech that seems to wander because of excessive detail but eventuallyreaches its goal idea.
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cravat
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xxnoun
1.
necktie (defs 1, 2).
2.
a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men especially in the 17th century.
3.
Medicine/Medical.
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farrago
xxnoun, plural farragoes.
1.
a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley:
a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.
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imbecile
xxnoun
1.
Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt:
Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
2.
Psychology. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) a person of the second order in a former and discarded classification of mental retardation, above the level of idiocy, having a mental age of seven or eight years and an intelligence quotient of 25 to 50.
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ascertain
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
to ascertain the facts.
2.
Archaic. to make certain, clear, or definitely known.
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jest
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xxnoun
1.
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
2.
a bantering remark; a piece of good-natured ridicule; taunt.
3.
sport or fun:
to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
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daunted
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
to daunt one's adversaries.
2.
to lessen the courage of; dishearten:
Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
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belvedere
xxnoun
1.
a building, or architectural feature of a building, designed and situated to look out upon a pleasing scene.
2.
a cigar, shorter and with thinner ends than a corona.
3.
(initial capital letter) a palace in Vatican City, Rome, used as an art gallery.
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sinuous
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xxadjective
1.
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding:
a sinuous path.
2.
indirect; devious:
sinuous questions.
3.
characterized by a series of graceful curving motions:
a sinuous dance.
4.
Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.
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partaking
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xxadjective
1.
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding:
a sinuous path.
2.
indirect; devious:
sinuous questions.
3.
characterized by a series of graceful curving motions:
a sinuous dance.
4.
Botany. sinuate, as a leaf.
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light repast
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xxnoun
1.
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
to eat a light repast.
2.
a meal:
the evening repast.
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pugilists
xxnoun
1.
a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
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hoaxing
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xxnoun
1.
something intended to deceive or defraud:
The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
verb (used with object)
2.
to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.
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abeyance
xxnoun
1.
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
2.
Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder:
an estate in abeyance.
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ejaculated
xxverb (used with object), ejaculated, ejaculating.
1.
to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
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crude method of combustion
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obsolete
xxadjective
1.
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse:
an obsolete expression.
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date:
an obsolete battleship.
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assented
xxverb (used without object)
1.
to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to):
to assent to a statement.
2.
to give in; yield; concede:
Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told.
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alacrity
xxnoun
1.
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
2.
liveliness; briskness.
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countenance
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xxnoun
1.
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face:
a sad countenance.
2.
the face; visage.
3.
calm facial expression; composure.
4.
approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.
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intercourse
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xxnoun
1.
dealings or communication between individuals, groups, countries, etc.
2.
interchange of thoughts, feelings, etc.
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naive
xxadjective
1.
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
2.
having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous:
She's so naive she believes everything she reads. He has a very naive attitude toward politics.
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waifs
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xxnoun
1.
a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
2.
something found, especially a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
3.
a very thin, often small person, usually a young woman.
4.
a stray item or article:
to gather waifs of gossip.
5.
Nautical, waft (def 8).
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conflagration
xxnoun
1.
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
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disposition
xxnoun
1.
the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude:
a girl with a pleasant disposition.
2.
state of mind regarding something; inclination:
a disposition to gamble.
3.
physical inclination or tendency:
the disposition of ice to melt when heated.
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cowardice
xxnoun
1.
lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.
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dissipate
xxverb (used with object), dissipated, dissipating.
1.
to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
2.
to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete:
to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.
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descent
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xxnoun
1.
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position.
Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
2.
a downward inclination or slope.
Synonyms: decline, grade, declivity; slant.
3.
a passage or stairway leading down.
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petty concerns with small capital
xx
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tyranny
xxnoun, plural tyrannies.
1.
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
2.
the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
3.
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
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abhorrent
xxadjective
1.
causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome:
an abhorrent deed.
2.
utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by to):
abhorrent to reason.
3.
feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually followed by of):
abhorrent of waste.
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yoke
xxnoun, plural yokes for 1, 3–20, yoke for 2.
1.
a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal.
Compare harness (def 1).
2.
a pair of draft animals fastened together by a yoke:
five yoke of oxen.
3.
something resembling a yoke or a bow of a yoke in form or use.
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servitude
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xxnoun
1.
slavery or bondage of any kind:
political or intellectual servitude.
2.
compulsory service or labor as a punishment for criminals:
penal servitude.
3.
Law. a right possessed by one person to use another's property
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insatiable
xxadjective
1.
not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased:
insatiable hunger for knowledge.
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sordid
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xxadjective
1.
morally ignoble or base; vile:
sordid methods.
2.
meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
3.
dirty or filthy.
4.
squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down:
sordid housing.
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clamor
xxnoun
1.
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
2.
a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:
the clamor of the proponents of the law.
3.
popular outcry:
The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation
99
absorption
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xxnoun
1.
the act of absorbing.
2.
the state or process of being absorbed.
3.
assimilation; incorporation:
the absorption of small farms into one big one.
4.
uptake of substances by a tissue, as of nutrients through the wall of the intestine.
5.
a taking in or reception by molecular or chemical action, as of gases or liquids.
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100
regime
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xxnoun
1.
a mode or system of rule or government:
a dictatorial regime.
2.
a ruling or prevailing system.
3.
a government in power.
4.
the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.
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prodigious increase in efficiency
xx
102
plutocracy like Carthage
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xxnoun
1.
a mode or system of rule or government:
a dictatorial regime.
2.
a ruling or prevailing system.
3.
a government in power.
4.
the period during which a particular government or ruling system is in power.
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103
caprice
xxnoun
1.
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2.
a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness :
With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty.
3.
Music. capriccio (def 1)
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axiom
xxnoun
1.
a self-evident truth that requires no proof.
2.
a universally accepted principle or rule.
3.
Logic, Mathematics. a proposition that is assumed without proof for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it.
105
maleficent
xxadjective
1.
doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious:
maleficent destroyers of reputations.
106
demagoguery
xxnoun
1.
a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2.
(in ancient times) a leader of the people.
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insuperable
xxadjective
1.
incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted:
an insuperable barrier.
108
rudiments
xxnoun
1.
Usually, rudiments.
the elements or first principles of a subject:
the rudiments of grammar.
a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something:
the rudiments of a plan.
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more arduous
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xxadjective
1.
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult:
an arduous undertaking.
2.
requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous:
making an arduous effort.
3.
hard to climb; steep:
an arduous path up the hill.
4.
hard to endure; full of hardships; severe:
an arduous winter.
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a priori rule
xxdjective
1.
from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation.
Compare a posteriori (def 1).
2.
existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait.
Compare a posteriori (def 2).
3.
not based on prior study or examination; nonanalytic:
an a priori judgment.
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inducement
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xxnoun
1.
the act of inducing.
2.
the state of being induced.
3.
something that induces, motivates, or persuades; incentive.
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repugnance
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xxnoun
1.
the state of being repugnant.
2.
strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy.
3.
contradictoriness or inconsistency.
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congenial
xxadjective
1.
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
congenial surroundings.
2.
suited or adapted in spirit, feeling, temper, etc.; compatible:
a congenial couple.
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aspirants
xxnoun
1.
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
The aspirants for foundation grants had yet to prove themselves.
adjective
2.
aspiring or yearning for something important or of value.
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utterance
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xxnoun
1.
an act of uttering; vocal expression.
2.
manner of speaking; power of speaking:
His very utterance was spellbinding.
3.
something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal's call, or the like.
4.
Linguistics. any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence.
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chagrin
xxnoun
1.
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
verb (used with object), chagrined or chagrinned, chagrining or chagrinning.
2.
to vex by disappointment or humiliation:
The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.
3.
Obsolete, shagreen (def 1)
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clew
xxnoun
1.
clue (def 1).
2.
Nautical. either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
3.
a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc.
4.
Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock.
5.
Theater. a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line.
6.
Classical Mythology. the thread by which Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth.
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constituted
xxverb (used with object), constituted, constituting.
1.
to compose; form:
mortar constituted of lime and sand.
2.
to appoint to an office or function; make or create:
He was constituted treasurer.
3.
to establish (laws, an institution, etc.).
4.
to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.).
5.
to create or be tantamount to:
Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.
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mental fulcrum
xxnoun, plural fulcrums, fulcra [foo l-kruh, fuhl-] (Show IPA)
1.
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
2.
any prop or support.
3.
Zoology. any of various structures in an animal serving as a hinge or support.
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obscuration
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xxWord Origin
noun
1.
the act of obscuring.
2.
the state of being obscured.
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mouldered
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xxverb (used without object)
1.
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away:
a house that had been left to molder.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to molder
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weltering sea
xxverb (used without object)
1.
to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
2.
to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often followed by about):
pigs weltering about happily in the mud.
3.
to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, especially blood.
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thither
xxadverb
1.
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
adjective
2.
on the farther or other side or in the direction away from the person speaking; farther; more remote.
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objectness
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poignant
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xxadjective
1.
keenly distressing to the feelings:
poignant regret.
2.
keen or strong in mental appeal:
a subject of poignant interest.
3.
affecting or moving the emotions:
a poignant scene.
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laudable
xxadjective
1.
deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable:
Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
2.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious.
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maxim
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xxnoun
1.
an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one:
the maxims of La Rochefoucauld.
2.
a principle or rule of conduct.
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save fear of want
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indefatigable
xxadjective
1.
incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
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impertinent
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xxadjective
1.
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil:
a brash, impertinent youth.
2.
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant:
an impertinent detail.
3.
Archaic. inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.
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abashed
xxadjective
1.
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted:
My clumsiness left me abashed.
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subdued
xxverb (used with object), subdued, subduing.
1.
to conquer and bring into subjection:
Rome subdued Gaul.
2.
to overpower by superior force; overcome.
3.
to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive.
4.
to repress (feelings, impulses, etc.)
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merriment
xxnoun
1.
cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
2.
Obsolete. a cause of mirth; a jest, entertainment, etc.
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felicity
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xxnoun, plural felicities.
1.
the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss:
marital felicity.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
a source of happiness.
4.
a skillful faculty:
felicity of expression.
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arbitrarily
xxadjective
1.
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion:
an arbitrary decision.
2.
decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
3.
having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical:
an arbitrary government
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desultory
xxadjective
1.
lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful:
desultory conversation.
2.
digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random:
a desultory remark
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chattels
xxnoun
1.
Law. a movable article of personal property.
2.
any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land.
3.
a slave.
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vehement
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xxadjective
1.
zealous; ardent; impassioned:
a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
2.
characterized by rancor or anger; violent:
vehement hostility.
3.
strongly emotional; intense or passionate:
vehement desire.
4.
marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous:
vehement clapping.
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culpable
xxadjective
1.
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
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exigencies
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xxnoun, plural exigencies.
1.
exigent state or character; urgency.
2.
Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.:
the exigencies of city life.
3.
a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency:
He promised help in any exigency
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gazetted
xxWord Origin
noun
1.
a newspaper (now used chiefly in the names of newspapers):
The Phoenix Gazette.
2.
Chiefly British. an official government journal containing lists of government appointments and promotions, bankruptcies, etc.
verb (used with object), gazetted, gazetting.
3.
Chiefly British. to publish, announce, or list in an official government journal.
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emblematic
xxvadjective
1.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or serving as an emblem; symbolic.
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incitements
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xxnoun
1.
the act of inciting.
2.
the state of being incited.
3.
motive; incentive.
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invidious
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xxadjective
1.
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful:
invidious remarks.
2.
offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious:
invidious comparisons.
3.
causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy:
an invidious honor.
4.
Obsolete, envious.
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trifling
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xxadjective
1.
of very little importance; trivial; insignificant:
a trifling matter.
2.
of small value, cost, or amount:
a trifling sum.
3.
frivolous; shallow; light:
trifling conversation.
4.
mean; worthless.
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spur
xxnoun
1.
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
2.
anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement.
3.
climbing iron.
4.
Ornithology. a stiff, usually sharp, horny process on the leg of various birds, especially the domestic rooster, or on the bend of the wing, as in jacanas and screamers.
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wholly
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xxadverb
1.
entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
2.
to the whole amount, extent, etc.
3.
so as to comprise or involve all.
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overt remissness
xxadjective
1.
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
overt hostility.
2.
Heraldry. (of a device, as a purse) represented as open:
a purse overt.
adjective
1.
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
He's terribly remiss in his work.
2.
characterized by negligence or carelessness.
3.
lacking force or energy; languid; sluggish.
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deferences
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xxnoun
1.
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
2.
respectful or courteous regard:
in deference to his wishes.
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embitters
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness:
Failure has embittered him.
2.
to make bitter or more bitter in taste
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preferment
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xxnoun
1.
the act of preferring.
2.
the state of being preferred.
3.
advancement or promotion, especially in the church.
4.
a position or office affording social or pecuniary advancement
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weal
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xxnoun
1.
well-being, prosperity, or happiness:
the public weal; weal and woe.
2.
Obsolete. wealth or riches.
3.
Obsolete. the body politic; the state.
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emulation
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xxnoun
1.
effort or desire to equal or excel others.
2.
Obsolete. jealous rivalry.
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154
philospihically absurd
xx
155
exultataion
xxthe act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
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lucid
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xxadjective
1.
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
a lucid explanation.
2.
characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane:
a lucid moment in his madness.
3.
shining or bright.
4.
clear; pellucid; transparent.
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barbarous
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xxadjective
1.
uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.
2.
savagely cruel or harsh:
The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment.
3.
full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant:
an evening of wild and barbarous music.
4.
not conforming to classical standards or accepted usage, as language.
5.
foreign; alien.
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indignation
xxnoun
1.
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
159
residuum
xxnoun, plural residua [ri-zij-oo-uh] (Show IPA)
1.
the residue, remainder, or rest of something.
2.
Also, residue. Chemistry. a quantity or body of matter remaining after evaporation, combustion, distillation, etc.
3.
any residual product.
4.
Law. the residue of an estate.
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yearn
xxverb (used without object)
1.
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
to yearn for a quiet vacation.
2.
to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted:
They yearned over their delicate child.
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contriving
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xxverb (used with object), contrived, contriving.
1.
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
The author contrived a clever plot.
2.
to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage:
He contrived to gain their votes.
3.
to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
verb (used without object), contrived, contriving.
4.
to form designs; plan.
5.
to plot.
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heed his counsel
```
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to give careful attention to:
He did not heed the warning.
verb (used without object)
2.
to give attention; have regard.
noun
```
noun, plural counsel for 3.
1.
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
2.
interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.
3.
Law. (used with a singular or plural verb) the advocate or advocates engaged in the direction of a cause in court; a legal adviser or counselor :
Is counsel for the defense present?
3.
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
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Abencerrages
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164
aLHAMBRA
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165
Nautch girls
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voluptuous
xxadjective
1.
full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment:
a voluptuous life.
2.
derived from gratification of the senses:
voluptuous pleasure.
3.
directed toward or concerned with sensuous enjoyment or sensual pleasure:
voluptuous desires.
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brazen
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xxadjective
1.
shameless or impudent:
brazen presumption.
2.
made of brass.
3.
like brass, as in sound, color, or strength.
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latticed
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xxadjective
1.
having a lattice or latticework.
2.
Biology, clathrate.
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169
harem
xxnoun
1.
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
2.
the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters, entertainers, and servants.
3.
Animal Behavior. a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertile male who denies other males access to the group.
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Moorish chivalry
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xxnoun, plural chivalries for 6.
1.
the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms.
2.
the rules and customs of medieval knighthood.
3.
the medieval system or institution of knighthood.
4.
a group of knights.
5.
gallant warriors or gentlemen:
fair ladies and noble chivalry
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171
desert
xxadjective
6.
of, relating to, or like a desert.
Synonyms: desolate; barren, infertile; arid.
7.
occurring, living, or flourishing in the desert:
a desert tribe; a desert palm.
8.
designed or suitable for wear in the desert, as cool, protective clothing:
a big, wide-brimmed desert hat.
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martial delirium
xxnoun, plural deliriums, deliria [dih-leer-ee-uh] (Show IPA)
1.
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
2.
a state of violent excitement or emotion.
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martial
[mahr-shuh l]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms Examples Word Origin
adjective
1.
inclined or disposed to war; warlike:
The ancient Romans were a martial people.
2.
of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces:
martial music.
3.
characteristic of or befitting a warrior:
a martial stride.
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173
swart nobles
xxadjective, swarthier, swarthiest.
1.
(of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
174
scimetars
xxnoun
1.
a curved, single-edged sword of Oriental origin.
175
Reveille
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xxnoun
1.
a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning to awaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.
2.
a signal to arise.
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176
superfluous
xxadjective
1.
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2.
unnecessary or needless.
3.
Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.
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requisite
xxadjective
1.
required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable:
the requisite skills of an engineer.
noun
2.
something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc
178
posterity
xxExamples Word Origin
noun
1.
succeeding or future generations collectively:
Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
2.
all descendants of one person:
His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.
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folly
xxnoun, plural follies for 2–6.
1.
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
2.
a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity:
the folly of performing without a rehearsal.
3.
a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure.
4.
Architecture. a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, commemorate a person or event, etc.: found especially in England in the 18th century.
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amity
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xxnoun
1.
friendship; peaceful harmony.
2.
mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord.
```
181
engendered
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to produce, cause, or give rise to:
Hatred engenders violence.
2.
to beget; procreate.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be produced or caused; come into existence:
Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
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182
staples
xxnoun
1.
a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
2.
a principal commodity in a mercantile field; goods in steady demand or of known or recognized quality.
3.
a basic or necessary item of food:
She bought flour, sugar, salt, and other staples.
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emigration
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xxnoun
1.
an act or instance of emigrating.
2.
a body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
3.
Physiology, diapedesis.
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184
wonderment
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xxnoun
1.
wondering or wonder.
2.
a cause or occasion of wonder.
```
185
idle
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xxadjective, idler, idlest.
1.
not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing:
idle workers.
2.
not spent or filled with activity:
idle hours.
3.
not in use or operation; not kept busy:
idle machinery.
4.
habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.
5.
of no real worth, importance, or significance:
idle talk.
```
186
consequent
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xxdjective
1.
following as an effect or result; resulting (often followed by on, upon, or to):
a fall in price consequent to a rise in production.
2.
following as a logical conclusion:
a consequent law.
3.
following or progressing logically:
consequent reasoning.
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187
pathetic
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xxadjective
1.
causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable:
a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
2.
affecting or moving the feelings.
3.
pertaining to or caused by the feelings.
4.
miserably or contemptibly inadequate:
In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest.
```
188
Circe and the sirens
xxnoun
1.
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
2.
a dangerously or irresistibly fascinating woman.
189
ramifying
xxverb (used with object), verb (used without object), ramified, ramifying.
1.
to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions.
190
coherent
```
xxExamples Word Origin
adjective
1.
logically connected; consistent:
a coherent argument.
2.
having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious:
a coherent design.
3.
cohering; sticking together:
a coherent mass of sticky candies.
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191
capriciousness
xxadjective
1.
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:
He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
2.
Obsolete. fanciful or witty.
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scorn
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xxnoun
1.
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
2.
an object of derision or contempt.
3.
a derisive or contemptuous action or speech.
```
193
phetic
xx
194
strenuous
xxadjective
1.
characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.:
a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
2.
demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious:
To think deeply is a strenuous task.
3.
vigorous, energetic, or zealously active:
a strenuous person; a strenuous intellect
195
travail
xxnoun
1.
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
2.
pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship.
3.
the pain of childbirth.
196
beheld
xxverb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of behold.
197
apparatus
xxnoun, plural apparatus, apparatuses.
1.
a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use:
Our town has excellent fire-fighting apparatus.
2.
any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
3.
any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal:
the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
4.
Physiology. a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function:
the digestive apparatus.
198
annunciator
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xxnoun
1.
an announcer.
2.
a signaling apparatus, generally used in conjunction with a buzzer, that displays a visual indication when energized by electric current.
```
199
transient
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xxadjective
1.
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
2.
lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary:
transient authority.
3.
staying only a short time:
the transient guests at a hotel.
4.
Philosophy, transeunt.
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200
devoid
xxadjective
1.
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
verb (used with object)
2.
to deplete or strip of some quality or substance:
imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
201
superciliousness
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[soo-per-sil-ee-uh s]
Spell Syllables
Synonyms Examples Word Origin
adjective
1.
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
```
202
deprecatory
```
xxadjective
1.
of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation.
2.
apologetic; making apology.
```
203
obsiquiousness
```
xxadjective
1.
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning:
an obsequious bow.
2.
servilely compliant or deferential:
obsequious servants.
3.
obedient; dutiful.
```
204
contentedly
xxadjective
1.
satisfied; content.
205
menial position
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xxadjective
1.
lowly and sometimes degrading:
menial work.
2.
servile; submissive:
menial attitudes.
3.
pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants; humble:
menial furnishings.
noun
4.
a domestic servant.
5.
a servile person
```
206
implication of contempt
xxnoun
1.
something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
to resent an implication of dishonesty.
noun
1.
the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
2.
the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
207
condescending
xxadjective
1.
showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority:
They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
208
rendevous
xxnoun, plural rendezvous [rahn-duh-vooz; French rahn-de-voo] (Show IPA)
1.
an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
2.
the meeting itself.
3.
a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.
209
vindicatinf
xxverb (used with object), vindicated, vindicating.
1.
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like:
to vindicate someone's honor.
2.
to afford justification for; justify:
Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
3.
to uphold or justify by argument or evidence:
to vindicate a claim.
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transcendent
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xxadjective
1.
going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.
2.
superior or supreme.
3.
Theology. (of the Deity) transcending the universe, time, etc.
Compare immanent (def 3).
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211
evading
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xxverb (used with object), evaded, evading.
1.
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
to evade one's pursuers.
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
2.
to get around by trickery:
to evade rules.
3.
to avoid doing or fulfilling:
to evade an obligation.
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212
dicker
xxverb (used without object)
1.
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
2.
to barter.
3.
to try to arrange matters by mutual bargaining:
They dickered for hours over some of the finer points of the contract.
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succumbed
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xxverb (used without object)
1.
to give way to superior force; yield:
to succumb to despair.
2.
to yield to disease, wounds, old age, etc.; die.
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alcoves
xxnoun
1.
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
a dining alcove.
2.
a recess in a room for a bed, bookcases, or the like.
3.
any recessed space, as a bower in a garden.
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enviable
xxadjective
1.
worthy of envy; very desirable:
an enviable position.
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Berrian's novels
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Nesmyth's
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Oates
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illimitable vista
xxadjective
1.
not limitable; limitless; boundless.
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noun
1.
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
2.
such an avenue or passage, especially when formally planned.
3.
a far-reaching mental view:
vistas of the future.
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faculties
xxnoun, plural faculties.
1.
an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action:
a faculty for making friends easily.
2.
one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech:
Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties.
3.
an inherent capability of the body:
the faculties of sight and hearing.
4.
exceptional ability or aptitude:
a president with a faculty for management.
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mediaeval renaissance
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faint
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xxadjective, fainter, faintest.
1.
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.:
a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
2.
feeble or slight:
faint resistance; faint praise; a faint resemblance.
3.
feeling weak, dizzy, or exhausted; about to lose consciousness:
faint with hunger.
4.
lacking courage; cowardly; timorous:
Faint heart never won fair maid.
5.
Law. unfounded:
a faint action.
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defray
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.):
The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
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practice of economy
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trammels
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xxnoun
1.
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint:
the trammels of custom.
2.
an instrument for drawing ellipses.
3.
Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine.
4.
trammel net.
5.
a fowling net.
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crude and flippant
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xxadjective, cruder, crudest.
1.
in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural:
crude sugar.
2.
lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
3.
lacking finish, polish, or completeness:
a crude summary.
4.
lacking culture, refinement, tact, etc.:
crude behavior.
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adjective
1.
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity:
The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
2.
Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.
3.
Archaic. glib; voluble.
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tinctured with prejudice and bitterness
xxnoun
1.
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
2.
a slight infusion, as of some element or quality:
A tincture of education had softened his rude manners.
3.
a trace; a smack or smattering; tinge :
a tincture of irony.
4.
Heraldry. any of the colors, metals, or furs used for the fields, charges, etc., of an escutcheon or achievement of arms.
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indemnification
xxnoun
1.
the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.
2.
something that serves to indemnify; compensation.
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abnegation
xxnoun
1.
the act or an instance of abnegating, or denying oneself some rights, conveniences, etc.:
It was a time of austerity and abnegation.
2.
the act of relinquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc.:
abnegation of parental responsibilities.
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Penthesilia
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unbeknown
xxWord Origin
adjective
1.
unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
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discredit the efficacy of your own cure
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame:
an effort to discredit honest politicians.
2.
to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in:
Later research discredited earlier theories.
3.
to give no credence to; disbelieve:
There was good reason to discredit the witnes
noun, plural efficacies.
1.
capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness:
a remedy of great efficacy.
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surreptitious
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xxadjective
1.
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:
a surreptitious glance.
2.
acting in a stealthy way.
3.
obtained by subreption; subreptitious.
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belittle
xxverb (used with object), belittled, belittling.
1.
to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
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precarious
xxadjective
1.
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure:
a precarious livelihood.
2.
dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another:
He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.
3.
exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky:
the precarious life of an underseas diver.
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without conceit
xxnoun
1.
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
2.
something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea:
He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.
3.
imagination; fancy.
4.
a fancy; whim; fanciful notion.
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prodigiously multiplied efficiency
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tutelage
xxnoun
1.
the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship.
2.
instruction; teaching; guidance:
His knowledge of Spanish increased under private tutelage.
3.
the state of being under a guardian or a tutor.
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endowments
xxnoun
1.
the act of endowing.
2.
the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed.
3.
Usually, endowments. an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature.
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tyranny
xxnoun, plural tyrannies.
1.
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship.
2.
the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
3.
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
4.
oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler.
5.
undue severity or harshness.
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anachronism
xxnoun
1.
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2.
an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one:
To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
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infringements
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xxnoun
1.
a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
2.
an act of infringing.
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private vs. capital initiative
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incredulous
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xxadjective
1.
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
2.
indicating or showing unbelief:
an incredulous smile.
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trifling
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xxadjective
1.
of very little importance; trivial; insignificant:
a trifling matter.
2.
of small value, cost, or amount:
a trifling sum.
3.
frivolous; shallow; light:
trifling conversation.
4.
mean; worthless.
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emulation
```
xxnoun
1.
effort or desire to equal or excel others.
2.
Obsolete. jealous rivalry.
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inspectorate
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xxnoun
1.
the office or function of an inspector.
2.
a body of inspectors.
3.
a district under an inspector.
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insolence
xxnoun
1.
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
2.
the quality or condition of being insolent.
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dereliction
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xxnoun
1.
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
dereliction of duty.
2.
the act of abandoning something.
3.
the state of being abandoned.
4.
Law. a leaving dry of land by recession of the water line.
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sift
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
2.
to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve :
to sift sugar onto cake.
3.
to separate by or as if by a sieve.
4.
to examine closely:
The detectives are still sifting the evidence.
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superannuated
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xxWord Origin
adjective
1.
retired because of age or infirmity.
2.
too old for use, work, service, or a position.
3.
antiquated or obsolete:
superannuated ideas.
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piquancy
xxadjective
1.
agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart:
a piquant aspic.
2.
agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive:
a piquant glance.
3.
of an interestingly provocative or lively character:
a piquant wit.
4.
Archaic. sharp or stinging, especially to the feelings.
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quaintness
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xxadjective, quainter, quaintest.
1.
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
a quaint old house.
2.
strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way:
a quaint sense of humor.
3.
skillfully or cleverly made.
4.
Obsolete. wise; skilled.
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irksome
```
xxadjective
1.
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome:
irksome restrictions.
2.
Obsolete. causing weariness or disgust.
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idiosyncracies
xxSynonyms Word Origin
noun, plural idiosyncrasies.
1.
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
2.
the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
3.
a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, especially susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc.
Compare allergy (def 1).
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unperturbed
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
2.
to throw into great disorder; derange.
3.
Astronomy. to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body).
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enfranchised
xxverb (used with object), enfranchised, enfranchising.
1.
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
2.
to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights.
3.
to set free; liberate, as from slavery.
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panem et circenses
xxLatin, literally "bread and circuses," supposedly coined by Juvenal and describing the cynical formula of the Roman emperors for keeping the masses content with ample food and entertainment.
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predicament
xxnoun
1.
an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
2.
a class or category of logical or philosophical predication.
3.
Archaic. a particular state, condition, or situation.
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constitutional
xxadjective
1.
of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
2.
subject to the provisions of such a constitution:
a constitutional monarchy.
3.
provided by, in accordance with, or not prohibited by, such a constitution:
the constitutional powers of the president; a law held to be constitutional by the Supreme Court.
4.
belonging to or inherent in the character or makeup of a person's body or mind:
a constitutional weakness for sweets
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atavism
xxnoun
1.
Biology.
the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations.
an individual embodying such a reversion.
2.
reversion to an earlier type; throwback.
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Calvinist
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xxnoun
1.
the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and the irresistibility of grace.
Compare Arminianism.
2.
adherence to these doctrines.
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Jonah's gourd
xxTreasury of Scripture
And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
the Lord.
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bestial
xxWord Origin
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast :
the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
2.
without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman:
bestial treatment of prisoners.
3.
beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased.
265
atrocities
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xxnoun, plural atrocities.
1.
the quality or state of being atrocious.
2.
an atrocious act, thing, or circumstance.
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kleptomaniacs
```
xxnoun, Psychology
1.
a person who has kleptomania.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of kleptomania or a kleptomaniac.
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motiveless
```
xxnoun
1.
something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
2.
the goal or object of a person's actions:
Her motive was revenge.
3.
(in art, literature, and music) a motif.
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venal
xxadjective
1.
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
a venal judge.
2.
able to be purchased, as by a bribe:
venal acquittals.
3.
associated with or characterized by bribery:
a venal administration; venal agreements.
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tenure
```
xxnoun
1.
the holding or possessing of anything:
the tenure of an office.
2.
the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
3.
the period or term of holding something.
4.
status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent.
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magistrates
xxnoun
1.
a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.
2.
a minor judicial officer, as a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court, having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes.
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obsolete
```
xxadjective
1.
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse:
an obsolete expression.
2.
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date:
an obsolete battleship.
3.
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century.
Compare archaic.
4.
effaced by wearing down or away.
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casuistry
xxnoun, plural casuistries.
1.
specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
2.
the application of general ethical principles to particular cases of conscience or conduct.
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unfeigned
xxadjective
1.
not feigned; sincere; genuine.
274
expound
```
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to set forth or state in detail:
to expound theories.
2.
to explain; interpret.
```
275
interminable
```
xxadjective
1.
incapable of being terminated; unending:
an interminable job.
2.
monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant:
I can't stand that interminable clatter.
3.
having no limits:
an interminable desert.
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intricacy
```
xxnoun, plural intricacies.
1.
intricate character or state.
2.
an intricate part, action, etc:
intricacies of the law.
Origin of intricacy
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pursuits
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xxnoun
1.
the act of pursuing :
in pursuit of the fox.
2.
an effort to secure or attain; quest:
the pursuit of happiness.
3.
any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily:
literary pursuits.
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pundits
```
xxnoun
1.
a learned person, expert, or authority.
2.
a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.
3.
pandit.
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vaguely intelligible
xx
280
adjuducate
xxuh-joo-di-keyt]
Spell Syllables
Examples Word Origin
verb (used with object), adjudicated, adjudicating.
1.
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
2.
to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.
verb (used without object), adjudicated, adjudicating.
3.
to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon)
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churlishness
```
xxadjective
1.
like a churl; boorish; rude:
churlish behavior.
2.
of a churl; peasantlike.
3.
niggardly; mean.
4.
difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
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282
boorish
xxadjective
1.
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
283
superfluous
xxadjective
1.
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2.
unnecessary or needless.
3.
Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.
284
judiciary
```
xxnoun, plural judiciaries.
1.
the judicial branch of government.
2.
the system of courts of justice in a country.
3.
judges collectively.
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285
apex
```
xxnoun, plural apexes, apices [ey-puh-seez, ap-uh-] (Show IPA)
1.
the tip, point, or vertex; summit.
2.
climax; peak; acme:
His election to the presidency was the apex of his career.
3.
Astronomy, solar apex.
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286
upwrong
xx
287
witticism
xxnoun
1.
a witty remark or sentence.
288
demurred
xxverb (used without object), demurred, demurring.
1.
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object:
They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
2.
Law. to interpose a demurrer.
3.
Archaic. to linger; hesitate.
289
rampart
xxnoun
1.
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
2.
anything serving as a bulwark or defense.
verb (used with object)
3.
to furnish with or as if with a rampart.
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furtively
```
xxadjective
1.
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret:
a furtive glance.
2.
sly; shifty:
a furtive manner.
```
291
pensive
```
xxadjective
1.
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:
a pensive mood.
2.
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness:
a pensive adagio.
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292
benumbed
```
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to make numb; deprive of sensation:
benumbed by cold.
2.
to render inactive; deaden or stupefy.
```
293
infinitesimal
xxadjective
1.
indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute:
infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
2.
immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity:
to an infinitesimal degree.
3.
of, relating to, or involving infinitesimals.
294
compulsory education
xxCompulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of persons, imposed by law.
295
malodorous
xxadjective
1.
having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad:
a malodorous swamp.
296
palatial
xxadjective
1.
of, relating to, or resembling a palace :
a palatial home.
2.
befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent:
a palatial tapestry.
297
nauseous
```
xxadjective
1.
affected with nausea; nauseated :
to feel nauseous.
2.
causing nausea; sickening; nauseating.
3.
disgusting; loathsome:
a nauseous display of greed.
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298
solacing
xxnoun, Also called solacement
1.
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
2.
something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief:
The minister's visit was the dying man's only solace
299
brutishness
```
xxadjective
1.
brutal; cruel.
2.
gross; coarse.
3.
carnal; sensual.
4.
uncivilized.
5.
bestial; like an animal.
```
300
inkling
xxnoun
1.
a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation:
They hadn't given us an inkling of what was going to happen.
2.
a vague idea or notion; slight understanding:
They didn't have an inkling of how the new invention worked.
301
imparting
xxim·part
imˈpärt/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: imparting
make (information) known; communicate.
"teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students"
synonyms: communicate, pass on, convey, transmit, relay, relate, recount, tell, make known, make public, report, announce, proclaim, herald, spread, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, broadcast; More
302
oases
xxnoun, plural oases [oh-ey-seez] (Show IPA)
1.
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
2.
something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.:
The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city.
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pestilent
```
xxpes·ti·lent
ˈpestələnt/Submit
adjective
destructive to life; deadly.
"pestilent diseases"
informaldated
causing annoyance; troublesome.
"he regarded journalists as a pestilent race"
archaic
harmful or dangerous to morals or public order; pernicious.
"the pestilent sect of Luther"
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304
insensate
```
xxin·sen·sate
inˈsenˌsāt,-sit/Submit
adjective
lacking physical sensation.
"a patient who was permanently unconscious and insensate"
lacking sympathy or compassion; unfeeling.
"a positively insensate hatred"
completely lacking sense or reason.
"insensate jabbering"
```
305
cipher
```
xxci·pher
ˈsīfər/Submit
noun
1.
a secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
"he was writing cryptic notes in a cipher"
synonyms: code, secret writing, cryptograph, cryptogram
"information in cipher"
2.
dated
a zero; a figure 0.
synonyms: zero, 0, nil, naught/nought
"a row of ciphers"
```
306
moonshine
xx
307
slough
xxnoun
1.
an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region.
2.
a hole full of mire, as in a road.
3.
Also, slew, slue. Northern U.S. and Canadian. a marshy or reedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or the like.
4.
a condition of degradation, despair, or helplessness.
308
assailing
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
2.
to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc.:
to assail one's opponent with slander.
3.
to undertake with the purpose of mastering:
He assailed his studies with new determination.
4.
to impinge upon; make an impact on; beset:
His mind was assailed by conflicting arguments. The light assailed their eyes.
309
bedlam
```
xxnoun
1.
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
2.
Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse.
```
310
injurious
xxadjective
1.
harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect:
injurious eating habits.
2.
doing or involving injury or wrong, as to another:
injurious behavior.
3.
insulting; abusive; defamatory; offensive:
an injurious statement.
311
scarcity
```
xxnoun, plural scarcities.
1.
insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
2.
rarity; infrequency.
```
312
shrewd
```
xxadjective, shrewder, shrewdest.
1.
astute or sharp in practical matters:
a shrewd politician.
2.
keen; piercing.
3.
artful (def 1).
4.
Archaic. malicious.
5.
Obsolete, bad1.
6.
Obsolete, shrewish.
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313
prostrating
xxverb (used with object), prostrated, prostrating.
1.
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
2.
to lay flat, as on the ground.
3.
to throw down level with the ground.
4.
to overthrow, overcome, or reduce to helplessness.
5.
to reduce to physical weakness or exhaustion.
314
obstinancy
xxnoun, plural obstinacies for 5.
1.
the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
2.
unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.
3.
stubborn persistence:
The garrison fought on with incredible obstinacy.
4.
resistance to cure, relief, or treatment, as a disease.
5.
an instance of being obstinate; an obstinate act, viewpoint, etc.
315
cataclysms
xxnoun
1.
any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.
2.
Physical Geography. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
3.
an extensive flood; deluge.
316
indiscreeet
xxadjective
1.
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection:
an indiscreet remark.
317
adagio
```
xxadverb
1.
Music. in a leisurely manner; slowly.
adjective
2.
Music. slow.
noun, plural adagios.
3.
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
4.
Dance.
a sequence of well-controlled, graceful movements performed as a display of skill.
a duet by a man and a woman or mixed trio emphasizing difficult technical feats.
(especially in ballet) a love-duet sequence in a pas de deux.
```
318
utter fatuity
```
xxnoun, plural fatuities.
1.
complacent stupidity; foolishness.
2.
something foolish; bêtise.
```
319
roseate tinge
```
xxadjective
1.
tinged with rose; rosy:
a roseate dawn.
2.
bright or promising:
a roseate future.
3.
incautiously optimistic:
a roseate forecast for holiday sales.
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verb (used with object), tinged, tingeing or tinging.
1.
to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
2.
to impart a slight taste or smell to.
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laggards
xxnoun
1.
a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
adjective
2.
moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward
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celibates
xxnoun
1.
a person who abstains from sexual relations.
2.
a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons.
adjective
3.
observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
4.
not married.noun
1.
a person who abstains from sexual relations.
2.
a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons.
adjective
3.
observing or pertaining to sexual abstention or a religious vow not to marry.
4.
not married.
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ecclesiastical
xxExamples Word Origin
adjective
1.
of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
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beseems
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to be fit for or worthy of; become:
conduct that beseems a gentleman.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be suitable or fitting.
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vouchsafed
xxverb (used with object), vouchsafed, vouchsafing.
1.
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension:
to vouchsafe a reply to a question.
2.
to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness:
They vouchsafed his return to his own country.
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travesties
xxnoun, plural travesties.
1.
a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.
2.
a literary or artistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model.
3.
any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation:
a travesty of justice.
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parable
xxnoun
1.
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
2.
a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like.
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hindered
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xxverb (used with object)
1.
to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede:
The storm hindered our progress.
2.
to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop:
to hinder a man from committing a crime.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be an obstacle or impediment.
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impertinent
xxadjective
1.
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil:
a brash, impertinent youth.
2.
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant:
an impertinent detail.
3.
Archaic. inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.
4.
Obsolete. (of persons) trivial, silly, or absurd.
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enfranchisement
xxverb (used with object), enfranchised, enfranchising.
1.
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
2.
to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights.
3.
to set free; liberate, as from slavery.
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chrysalis
xxnoun, plural chrysalises, chrysalides [kri-sal-i-deez] (Show IPA)
1.
the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
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melancholy
xxa gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2.
sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3.
Archaic.
the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
black bile.
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were wont to bear
xx
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accentuate
xxverb (used with object), accentuated, accentuating.
1.
to give emphasis or prominence to.
2.
to mark or pronounce with an accent.
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subterranean
xx
adjective, Also, subterraneous
1.
existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
2.
existing or operating out of sight or secretly; hidden or secret.
noun
3.
a person or thing that is subterranean.
4.
a subterrane.
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roguish
xxadjective
1.
pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
2.
playfully mischievous:
a roguish smile.
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torpid
xxadjective
1.
inactive or sluggish.
2.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
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amiable
xxjective
1.
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
an amiable disposition.
2.
friendly; sociable:
an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
3.
agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
4.
Obsolete. lovable or lovely.
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clique
xx
noun
1.
a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
verb (used without object), cliqued, cliquing.
2.
Informal. to form, or associate in, a clique.
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syndicates
xxnoun
1.
a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations:
The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
2.
a combination of bankers or capitalists formed for the purpose of carrying out some project requiring large resources of capital, as the underwriting of an issue of stock or bonds.
3.
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Journalism. a.an agency that buys articles, stories, columns, photographs, comic strips, or other features and distributes them for simultaneous publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals in different localities.
Compare boilerplate (def 2a).
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b.a business organization owning and operating a number of newspapers; newspaper chain.
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Boodle alderman
xxnoun
1.
the lot, pack, or crowd:
Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
2.
a large quantity of something, especially money:
He's worth a boodle.
3.
a bribe or other illicit payment, especially to or from a politician; graft.
4. noun, plural aldermen.
1.
a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
2.
(in England) one of the members, chosen by the elected councilors, in a borough or county council.
3.
Early English History. a.a chief.
b.(later) the chief magistrate of a county or group of counties.
4.
Northern U.S. Slang. a pot belly.
stolen goods; loot; booty; swag.
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grist
xx
Are flammable and inflammable the same?
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noun
1.
grain to be ground.
2.
ground grain; meal produced from grinding.
3.
a quantity of grain for grinding at one time; the amount of meal from one grinding.
4.
Older Use. a quantity or lot.
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larcenies
xx
noun, plural larcenies. Law.
1.
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
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microcosm
xxnoun
1.
a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm ).
2.
anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.
3.
human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.
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fatuous
xxadjective
1.
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
2.
unreal; illusory.
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self-complacency
xxadjective
1.
pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
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Mephistophelese
xxnoun
1.
Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
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profound
xxnoun
1.
Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
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reverie
xx
noun
1.
a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing:
lost in reverie.
2.
a daydream.
3.
a fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea:
reveries that will never come to fruition.
4.
Music. an instrumental composition of a vague and dreamy character.
Origin of reverie Expand
Middle English
Old French
1325-1375
1325-75; Middle English
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squalor
xxnoun
1.
the condition of being squalid; filth and misery.
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malodorousness
xxive
1.
having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad:
a malodorous swamp.
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glaring disparities
xx
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pathos
xxnoun
1.
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
2.
pity.
3.
Obsolete, suffering.
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babel
xxnoun
1.
an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
2.
(usually lowercase) a confused mixture of sounds or voices.
3.
(usually lowercase) a scene of noise and confusion.
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mutual depreciation
xx
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clamor of conflicting boasts
xx
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adjurations
xx
Word Origin
noun
1.
an earnest request; entreaty.
2.
a solemn or desperate urging or counseling:
an adjuration for all citizens of the beleaguered city to take shelter.
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stupendous system of brazen beggary
xx
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prodigality
xxnoun, plural prodigalities for 2, 3.
1.
the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
2.
an instance of it.
3.
lavish abundance.
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whit worse
xx
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accosted
xx
Examples
Word Origin
adjective, Heraldry.
1.
(of animals) represented as side by side:
two dolphins accosted.
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no vestige
xxnoun
1.
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence:
A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
2.
a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.:
These superstitions are vestiges of an ancient religion.
3.
a very slight trace or amount of something:
Not a vestige remains of the former elegance of the house.
4.
Biology. a degenerate or imperfectly developed organ or structure that has little or no utility, but that in an earlier stage of the individual or in preceding evolutionary forms of the organism performed a useful function.
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thronging
xx
verb (used without object)
4.
to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.
verb (used with object)
5.
to crowd or press upon; jostle.
6.
to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd:
He thronged the picture with stars.
7.
to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.
8.
to fill by crowding or pressing into:
They thronged the small room.
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conceit
xxnoun
1.
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
2.
something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea:
He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours.
3.
imagination; fancy.
4.
a fancy; whim; fanciful notion.
5.
an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, especially of a strained or far-fetched nature.
6.
the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, especially in poetry.
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apt enough
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debauching
xx
verb (used with object)
1.
to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
2.
to corrupt or pervert; sully:
His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
3.
Archaic. to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.
verb (used without object)
4.
to indulge in debauchery.
noun
5.
a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
6.
an uninhibited spree or party; orgy:
a wild debauch.
366
spectre
xx
spec-ter or (especially British) spectre
[spek-ter]
Spell Syllables
noun
1.
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
2.
some object or source of terror or dread:
the specter of disease or famine.
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Ishmael
xx
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rookeries
XXnoun, plural rookeries.
1.
a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
2.
a colony of rooks.
3.
a place where rooks congregate to breed.
4.
a crowded tenement house.
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FETID AIR
XXadjective
1.
having an offensive odor; stinking.
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reeked
xx
verb (used without object)
3.
to smell strongly and unpleasantly.
4.
to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive.
5.
to give off steam, smoke, etc.
6.
to be wet with sweat, blood, etc.
verb (used with object)
7.
to give off; emit; exude.
8.
to expose to or treat with smoke.
371
effluvia
zznoun, plural effluvia [ih-floo-vee-uh] (Show IPA), effluviums.
1.
a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
372
starving bands of mongrel curs
xx
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woful
xxadjective
1.
full of woe; wretched; unhappy:
a woeful situation.
2.
affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe :
woeful melodies.
3.
of wretched quality; sorry; poor:
a woeful collection of paintings.
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Inferno
xx
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callous
xx
adjective
1.
made hard; hardened.
2.
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic:
They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
3.
having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to make or become hard or callous.
376
festering
xx
verb (used without object)
1.
to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
2.
to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh.
3.
to putrefy or rot.
4.
to rankle, as a feeling of resentment.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to rankle:
Malice festered his spirit.
noun
6.
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
7.
a small, purulent, superficial sore.
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wretchedness
xxadjective, wretcheder, wretchedest.
1.
very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
2.
characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow.
3.
despicable, contemptible, or mean:
a wretched miser.
4.
poor, sorry, or pitiful; worthless:
a wretched job of sewing.
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sepulchres
xxsepulchres
noun
1.
a tomb, grave, or burial place.
2.
Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical. a.a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.
b.a structure or a recess in some old churches in which the Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday and taken out at Easter in commemoration of Christ's entombment and Resurrection.
verb (used with object)
3.
to place in a sepulcher; bury.
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hic jacet of a soul
xx
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reproach
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
2.
to upbraid.
3.
to be a cause of blame or discredit to.
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gainsaid
xxverb (used with object), gainsaid, gainsaying.
1.
to deny, dispute, or contradict.
2.
to speak or act against; oppose.
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contrition
xxnoun
1.
sincere penitence or remorse.
2.
Theology. sorrow for and detestation of sin with a true purpose of amendment, arising from a love of God for His own perfections (perfect contrition) or from some inferior motive, as fear of divine punishment (imperfect contrition)
383
pestilential rookeries
xx
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Golgotha
xx
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sombre
xxadjective
1.
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
a somber passageway.
2.
dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color:
a somber dress.
3.
gloomy, depressing, or dismal:
a somber mood.
4.
extremely serious; grave:
a somber expression on his face.
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suckle poverty
xx
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chaffering
xx
noun
1.
bargaining; haggling.
verb (used without object)
2.
to bargain; haggle:
to chaffer over a price.
3.
to bandy words; chatter:
to chaffer about nothing in particular.
verb (used with object)
4.
to bandy (words).
5.
Obsolete. to trade or deal in; barter.
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bethought
xxverb (used with object), bethought, bethinking.
1.
to think; consider (used reflexively):
He bethought himself a moment.
2.
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to remind (oneself):
to bethink oneself of family obligations.
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3.
to remember; recall (used reflexively):
She lives in the past now, bethinking herself of happier days.
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berating
xxverb (used with object), berated, berating.
1.
to scold; rebuke:
He berated them in public.
390
viands
XXnoun
1.
an article of food.
2.
viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.
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albeit
xx
1.
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
2.
to complain murmuringly; grumble.
3.
to make a low, rumbling sound.
verb (used with object)
4.
to utter indistinctly or in a low tone:
to mutter complaints.
noun
5.
the act or utterance of a person who mutters.
392
arid
xxadjective
1.
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land;
an arid climate.
2.
barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture:
arid farmland.
3.
lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune:
an arid treatment of an exciting topic.
Synonyms: dull, tedious, dreary, vapid, uninspired, uninspiring; pedantic.
Antonyms: lively, interesting, exciting, spirited, imaginative.
393
watercourses
xxnoun
1.
a stream of water, as a river or brook.
2.
the bed of a stream that flows only seasonally.
3.
a natural channel conveying water.
4.
a channel or canal made for the conveyance of water.
394
divert
xxverb (used with object)
1.
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
2.
British. to route (traffic) on a detour.
3.
to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
4.
to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.
395
cunning
xxnoun adjective
1.
lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring:
her perennial beauty.
2.
(of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3.
lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4.
perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
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perennial
xxadjective
1.
lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring:
her perennial beauty.
2.
(of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3.
lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4.
perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
397
fervency
xxnoun
1.
warmth or intensity of feeling; ardor; zeal; fervor.
398
akin
xxadjective
1.
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
2.
allied by nature; having the same properties:
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
3.
having or showing an affinity; kindred:
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
399
only aversion
xx
400
reprobation
xxadjective
1.
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
2.
allied by nature; having the same properties:
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
3.
having or showing an affinity; kindred:
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
401
enmity
xxnoun, plural enmities.
1.
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
402
vehemence
xxnoun
1.
the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
2.
vigorous impetuosity; fury:
the vehemence of his attack
403
inarticulate
xxadjective
1.
lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
an inarticulate public speaker.
2.
unable to use articulate speech:
inarticulate with rage.
3.
not articulate; not uttered or emitted with expressive or intelligible modulations:
His mouth stuffed, he could utter only inarticulate sounds.
4.
not fully expressed or expressible:
a voice choked with inarticulate agony.
5.
Anatomy, Zoology. not jointed; having no articulation or joint.
404
insensate
xxadjective
1.
not endowed with sensation; inanimate:
insensate stone.
2.
without human feeling or sensitivity; cold; cruel; brutal.
3.
without sense, understanding, or judgment; foolish.
405
cynically incredulous
xx
406
vassalage
xxnoun
1.
the state or condition of a vassal.
2.
homage or service required of a vassal.
3.
a territory held by a vassal.
4.
vassals collectively.
5.
dependence, subjection, or servitude.
407
ferment
xxnoun
1.
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain bacteria, that cause fermentation.
2.
Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.
3.
fermentation.
4.
agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult:
The new painters worked in a creative ferment. The capital lived in a political ferment.
408
insurrection
xxnoun
1.
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
409
portend
xx
verb (used with object)
1.
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
The street incident may portend a general uprising.
2.
to signify; mean.
Origin of portend
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yeast
xxnoun
1.
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
2.
any of several yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces, used in brewing alcoholic beverages, as a leaven in baking breads, and in pharmacology as a source of vitamins and proteins.
Compare bottom yeast, brewer's yeast, top yeast.
3.
spume; foam.
4.
ferment; agitation.
5.
something that causes ferment or agitation.
411
presage
xxnoun
1.
a presentiment or foreboding.
2.
something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.
3.
prophetic significance; augury.
4.
foresight; prescience.
5.
Archaic. a forecast or prediction.
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portentous
xxadjective
1.
of the nature of a portent; momentous.
2.
ominously significant or indicative:
a portentous defeat.
3.
marvelous; amazing; prodigious.
