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1
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Abeyance

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a temporary postponement

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Aborigine

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original inhabitant

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Abrogate

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to abolish; to repeal

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Abstruse

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hard to understand

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Accoutrement

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additional equipment; outfit

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Adduce

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to cite as evidence

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Adventitious

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not expected, innate, or inherent; accidental

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Alacrity

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cheerful readiness

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Albatross

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a constant burden

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Aloft

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up in the air; high

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Animadversion

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criticism; comment that opposes

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Animus

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hostile feeling

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Annuity

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income sums; specified income payable at stated intervals

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Aphasia

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loss of the ability to speak

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Aphorism

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brief saying; proverb

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Apocryphal

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doubtful; not authentic;

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Apoplexy

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non-functionality; unconsciousness; incapacity; speechlessness from stroke or extreme anger ex.apoplexy caused by anger

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Apothegm

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brief instructive saying

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Appall

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to horrify, dismay

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Apprise

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to inform

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Appurtenance

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an accessory associated with a certain style of living

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Apropos

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relevant; appropriate; fitting

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Aquiline

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like an eagle; curved or hooked

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Aria

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a solo in an opera

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Arraign

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to accuse

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Arrant

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(adj. ) complete and utter

ex. what arant disrespect

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Arroyo

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a deep ditch caused by running water

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Aseptic

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without bacteria

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Asinine

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stupid; silly; foolish

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Asperity

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harshness; roughness

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Atavistic

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primitive (behavior); going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor

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Au courant

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(‘in the current) up-to-date; fully informed

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33
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Audit

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to examine

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34
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Augur

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to predict the future

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Auroral

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pertaining to the dawn

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Bacchanalian

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wild with drunkenness

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Badinage

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witty conversation

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38
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Bagatelle

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a thing of little importance; an easy task

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Balk

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to hesitate or be reluctant

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Balmy

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pleasantly warm

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Bandy

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to exchange/ trade (as words)

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Barrister

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lawyer

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Bauble

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a small, showy trinket

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Bawdy

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dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously obscene

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Bayou

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marshy body of water

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Bedlam (2)

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a noisy uproar, a madhouse

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47
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Begrudge

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to envy another’s success or enjoyment

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Beholden

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(beholden to __) indebted; owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service.

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Beleaguer

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to cause constant or repeated trouble for (a person, business, etc.)

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Bereave

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(of) to deprive; to take away by force

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51
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Bestial

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savage; brutal

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52
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Bevy

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a large group

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53
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Bibulous

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absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverages

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54
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Bilk

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to cheat; to swindle

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55
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Bivouac

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temporary shelter

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56
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Blazon

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to display prominently; to proclaim

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57
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Bluster

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to speak loudly and (ineffectively)

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58
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Bon mot

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witty remark

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59
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Boon

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a benefit; a blessing

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60
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Boreal

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northern

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Bowdlerize

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to censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

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Brigand

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a robber

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63
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Browbeat

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to bully; to intimidate

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Bruit

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to spread the news

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Bucolic

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pertaining to the countryside; rural

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Bulbous

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swollen; shaped like a bulb

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Bumptious

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self-promoting (self-assertive) (annoying degree)

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Buoy (2)

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a floating object; to encourage

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Burlesque

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a speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule and exaggeration

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Cabal

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a small, secret group

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Cadaverous

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pale; ghastly; corpselike

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Cadence

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rhythm; beat

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73
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Caesura

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break, pause

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74
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Calumny

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rumor or rumor-making to damage reputations

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75
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Canard

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false report

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Canon

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rule; law; standard

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Canter

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gallop of a horse, speed

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Captious

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faultfinding; tending to raise petty objections

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Carapace

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shell; hard, protective covering

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80
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Careen

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to lean over; to swerve; to dip to one side

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Carouse

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to engage in a noisy, drunken party

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Carte blanche

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freedom to use one’s own judgment; full dicretionary power

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Cathartic

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cleansing; releasing of emotions (catharsis)

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84
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Caucus

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a meeting (often governmental)

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85
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Cauterize

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to burn to destroy infected tissue

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Cavalcade

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a procession; a series of events/ objects (things moving along the same direction) “cavalcade of natural disasters”

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Caveat

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a warning

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88
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Cavil

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petty/ unnecessary objection (noun or verb)

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Cavort

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to frolic (jump around excitedly); to leap about

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Chafe

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to irritate; to annoy

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91
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Chaff

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trash

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Charnel

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place to deposit bodies; associated with death “charnel smell”

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Chattel

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property

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Cherub

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angel; an innocent person

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Choleric

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easily angered

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Cipher

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person or thing of no value; zero

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Clangor

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continuous loud ringing sound

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Clarion

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clear and shrill

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Cleave (2)

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to split apart; to cling to something ex. she cleaved the side of the mountain

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Coadjutor

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assistance; helper

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Coffer

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a strongbox

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102
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Cognomen

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family name; last name

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Cohort

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colleague; associate; partner

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104
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Collate

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to put together in order

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105
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Collusion

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conspiracy; agreement to commit a wrongful act

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Concourse

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a crowd; a large open space ex. Rockefeller concourse

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Condign

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deserved; suitable

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Conducive

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(conducive to) make an outcome possible ex. the bright lights were conducive to a stunning play

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Conduit

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pipe or tube through which fluid or electricity passes

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Conjure

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to call upon or to command a devil or spirit to practice magic; cast a spell upon

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Connive

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to secretly partake in conspiracy

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Connote

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to suggest or imply

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113
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Contemn

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to regard with scorn or contempt

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114
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Contiguous

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Continuous; neighboring

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115
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Contingent

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subject to change; (contingent to) dependent on

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116
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Contretemps

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an embarrassing occurrence

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117
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Contumacious

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disobedient; obstinate

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Contumely

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(Noun) rudeness ex. The church disapproves of contumely

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Conveyance

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The process of transporting

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120
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Convoke

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to call together

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121
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Coquetry

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flirtation

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Corona

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crown; bright circle

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Corrugated

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wrinkled; ridged; furrowed

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124
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Cortege

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funeral procession; group of followers

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125
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Countermand

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to revoke

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126
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Coy

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shy; modest (pretend)

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Cozen

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to obtain through deception;

ex. she managed to cozen a slice of cake

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Crotchety

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irritable

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129
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Cynosure

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center of attention (or guide)

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Dais

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platform (for lecture)

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Dale

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valley

ex. travel across hills and dales

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Dank

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chilly and wet

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Dappled

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spotted

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Dastardly

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wicked and cruel

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Dawdle

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to waste time; to idle

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Debonair

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confident, stylish, and charming

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Deciduous

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not permanent; transitory; (having leaves that fall off)

138
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Decry

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to denounce

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Defalcate

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to embezzle

ex. they were charged for defalcating government money

140
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Defoliate

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to strip of leaves

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Defray

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to pay for

142
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Delectable

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delicious; very pleasing

143
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Delineate

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to describe; to depict

144
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Delirium

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condition of mental disturbance; wild excitement

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Demur

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raise doubts/ objections/ hesitations

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Denigrate

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to ruin the reputation of; to blacken

147
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Denouement

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the final outcome or resolution

148
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Depilate

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to remove hair from

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Deplore

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to disapprove

150
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Derelict (3)

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abandoned; negligent; a vagrant or bum

151
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Descry

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to discover (to find out, to understand)

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Desiccate

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to dry up; to wither

153
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Despoil

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to rob; to plunder

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Desuetude

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condition of disuse; a state of extinction

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Desultory

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unfocused; without a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

ex. a desultory search for something interesting on tv

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Diadem

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crown

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Diaphanous

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transparent; very sheer and light

158
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Dicker

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bargain; to argue over prices

159
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Dictum

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a short statement; a noteworthy statement about an important idea, opinion, or principle

160
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Dilatory

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intended to cause delay

ex. they resorted to dilatory tactics to avoid the meeting – he had been dilatory in choosing

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Dilettante

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an amatuer; a dabbler with superficial interest/ knowledge not very deep or serious; a dabbler in the fine arts

162
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Dipsomania

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a uncontrollable craving for alcohol

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Disconcert

A

disturb the composure of; unsettle; upset, embarass, confuse

164
Q

Discrete

A

separate; not attached

165
Q

Dissimulate

A

to dissemble; to hide one’s feelings or motives

166
Q

Dissipate

A

to waste; to scatter

167
Q

Dissolute

A

(to describe a person) indulgent, unrestrained, sinful (esp. sexual matters + alcoholism)

168
Q

Divers

A

several ex, divers articles

169
Q

Doff

A

to remove (a hat or piece of clothing), sometimes as a sign of respect ex. He doffed his cap as he introduced himself

170
Q

Doldrums

A

(in the doldrums ) a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression (from doldrums around equator which was too calm as to trap sail-powered boats)

171
Q

Donnybrook

A

uncontrolled public fight or arguement

172
Q

Dorsal

A

pertaining to the back

173
Q

Dossier

A

a file, report, case history

174
Q

Dotage

A

declining years (where one is old and weak) ex. take care of me in my dotage

175
Q

Doughty

A

brave, persistent

176
Q

Dowdy

A

unfashionable

177
Q

Doyen

A

the most respected or prominent person

178
Q

Dross

A

rubbish; worthless matter

179
Q

Dudgeon

A

anger, resentment

180
Q

Dulcimer

A

a type of musical instrument

181
Q

Dyspepsia

A

indigestion

182
Q

Echelon

A

rank of authority; level of power

183
Q

Éclat

A

brilliance; style, confidence; flamboyance

184
Q

Educe

A

to develop or infer

ex. educe a sense of morality

185
Q

Effete

A

worn-out; lacking strength e. the effete aristocracy in the republican government

186
Q

Effluent

A

(adj) emanating; (n) liquid waste

187
Q

Ellipsis

A

the omission in a sentence of a word or words

188
Q

Elucidate

A

to make clear

189
Q

Elysian

A

blissful; delightful (Elysium)

190
Q

Emendation

A

correction, revision

191
Q

Emetic

A

causing vomiting

192
Q

Emolument

A

profit; salary

193
Q

Emulous

A

(emulous of) seeking to emulate or imitate

194
Q

Enrapture

A

to delight (beyond measure)

195
Q

Entourage

A

a group of personal attendants

196
Q

Equivocate

A

to confuse by speaking in ambiguous terms

197
Q

Ersatz

A

(adj/ noun) artificial; inferior replacement ex. an ersatz coffee made from wheat

198
Q

Escarpment

A

steep cliff (scarp = line of cliffs)

199
Q

Escrow

A

(preceded by in) money deposited with a third person pending fulfillment of a condition

200
Q

Estival

A

pertaining to summer

201
Q

Evict

A

to expel; to throw out

202
Q

Evince

A

to reveal, indicate, be evidence of (ex, his letters evince the excitement)

203
Q

Excoriate (2)

A

to criticize sharply; to scrape the skin off

204
Q

Exhort

A

to strongly encourage; urge ex, he writes to exhort his readers towards charity

205
Q

Exhume

A

to dig out; to reveal/ expose

206
Q

Exigent

A

urgent; demanding

207
Q

Exiguous

A

very small in amount; inadequate ex. the exiguous mineral resources of the middle east

208
Q

Expatiate

A

to expand, to elaborate; to speak or write at length (exspatiatus to wander) ex. you have room in your paper to expatiate your arguement

209
Q

Expectorate

A

to spit out; to eject matter from throat or lungs (literal translation- to expel from the chest)

210
Q

Expedient

A

convenient but possibly immoral

211
Q

Expedite

A

(expidite a process) to accelerate, to speed up; to make easy

212
Q

Extirpate

A

to destroy; to remove completely; to eradicate ex. the law is designed to extirpate evils

213
Q

Extort

A

to obtain by force

214
Q

Extradite

A

to give up a prisoner to the country where the crime was commited

215
Q

Extricate

A

to set free ex. meditation will extricate people from daily stress

216
Q

Facsimile

A

a copy; a duplicate document

217
Q

Factitious

A

fake

218
Q

Factotum

A

an employee who does all kinds of work ex. the renaissance man is considered a factotum

219
Q

Fanfare

A

publicity or advertising in a noisy display

220
Q

Fatuous

A

silly and pointless

221
Q

Fauna

A

animals of a certain area

222
Q

Fealty

A

loyalty; devotion

223
Q

Febrile

A

feverish

224
Q

Fecund

A

capable of producing new growth; fertile; fruitful; productive ex. a lush and fecund garden

225
Q

Fester

A

to rot; to generater pus ex. a gully full of garbage that festered in the shade

226
Q

Fête

A

(noun or adj) a celebration, to celebrate, honor (pronounce = fāt)

227
Q

Fiat

A

a decree; an order, an official order

228
Q

Filch

A

to steal (something small) ex. he filched a cookie out of famishment

229
Q

Firmament

A

sky; heavens

230
Q

Fitful

A

sporadic; irregular; occurring in spurts

231
Q

Flaccid

A

soft or hanging loosely, weak ex. flaccid governmental system

232
Q

Flair

A

a knack; a natural talent

233
Q

Fleece (2)

A

to swindle; wool of a lamb ex. he fleeced the executives of their lifes’ savings

234
Q

Flotilla

A

small fleet of ships

235
Q

Flotsam

A

floating cargo or wreckage

236
Q

Fluster

A

to upset; to confuse

237
Q

Foist

A

(on) to force someone to accept (something that is not good or not wanted)

238
Q

Folderol

A

trivial or nonsensical fuss (nonsense) ex. I want to meet without the folderol of a formal conference

239
Q

Fop

A

a man who cares too much about how he looks or dresses

240
Q

Frailty

A

a weakness; a defect

241
Q

Frowzy

A

dirty; unkempt ex. frowzy nightclub

242
Q

Fugacious

A

tending to disappear; fleeting ex. acutely conscious of her fugacious youth

243
Q

Fulminate

A

to denounce, criticize angrily or loudly ex. fulminating about the dangers of smoking

244
Q

Fulsome

A

exceeding the bounds of good taste; overdone ex. embarrassingly fulsome in their appreciation

245
Q

Gaff

A

a spear or hook for catching fish

246
Q

Gambol

A

to frolic; to run or jump playfully

247
Q

Garish

A

tastelessly gaudy; flashy, excessive

248
Q

Gauche

A

(go–shhh) socially awkward; tactless

249
Q

Gazebo

A

a roofed structure that offers an open view

250
Q

Gelid

A

very cold; frozen

251
Q

Genuflect

A

to kneel; show deference or servility

252
Q

Germane

A

relevant, pertinent, appropriate

ex. That comment is not germane to this discussion

253
Q

Gossamer

A

light; delicate; spidewebs

254
Q

Gouge (2)

A

to dig out; to swindle or overcharge

255
Q

Grotto

A

an articfical cave (esp indoors)

256
Q

Gumption

A

(noun) shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness ex. she had the gumption to …

257
Q

Halcyon

A

happy, golden, idyllic

258
Q

Hallow

A

honor as holy, to revere

259
Q

Harlequin

A

a clown

260
Q

Hegira

A

flight; escape; Muhammad’s departure from Mecca to Medina

261
Q

Heinous

A

hateful; abominable

262
Q

Hermetic

A

airtight; tightly sealed

263
Q

Hiatus

A

break, pause or gap

264
Q

Hircine

A

goat-like

265
Q

Hoi polloi

A

common people; the masses

266
Q

Homily

A

sermon for relgious education

267
Q

Horticulture

A

the science of gardening

268
Q

Hospice

A

a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill

269
Q

Humbug

A

something designed to deceive and mislead

270
Q

Hymeneal

A

pertaining to marriage

271
Q

Ichthyology

A

study of fish

272
Q

Idolatry

A

worship of idols; excessive or blind adoration

273
Q

Idyllic

A

extremely happy, peaceful, and ideal/ unsustainable

274
Q

Imbroglio

A

a difficult or confusing situation

275
Q

Impecunious

A

poor, without money; penniless (from pecunia money)

276
Q

Impinge

A

to strike; to collide; to encroach

277
Q

Imprecation

A

a curse

278
Q

Impugn

A

to challenge ex. are you impugning my judgement?

279
Q

Inchoate

A

undeveloped; at an early stage; just beginning ex. a still inchoate democracy

280
Q

Incontrovertible

A

certain; undeniable

281
Q

Incubus

A

nightmare

282
Q

Incur

A

to bring upon oneself; to run into some undesirable consequence ex. What did he do to incur such wrath?

283
Q

Indemnify

A

to insure; to repay

284
Q

Inebriate

A

to make someone drunk

285
Q

Ineluctable

A

inevitable; inescapable

286
Q

Iniquity

A

wickedness; turpitude

287
Q

Injunction

A

a command; an order

288
Q

Insolvent

A

bankrupt; unable to pay creditors (insolent means rude)

289
Q

Insouciant

A

nonchalant, untroubled ex. insouciant shrug

290
Q

Interdict

A

to prohibit; to ban

291
Q

Interpolate

A

to insert between; to estimate

292
Q

Intransigent

A

stubborn; refusing to give in

293
Q

Inured

A

(to) accustomed to (esp something negative) ex. these children are inured to violence

294
Q

Inveigle

A

persuade; lure; deceive with flattery

295
Q

Invidious

A

causing resentment; offensive

296
Q

Jaunt

A

short trip ex. “her little jaunt in France was over”

297
Q

Jilt

A

to reject; to cast off

298
Q

Jugular

A

pertaining to the throat or neck

299
Q

Junket

A

a pleasure trip; an excursion

300
Q

Junta

A

a small group ruling a country

301
Q

Jurisprudence

A

science of law

302
Q

Kismet

A

destiny; fate “what chance did I stand against kismet?”

303
Q

Knoll

A

a small rounded hill

304
Q

Laden

A

burdened; loaded

305
Q

Laity

A

religious worshipers who are not clergy

306
Q

Lambent

A

softly bright or radiant; running or moving lightly over a surface

307
Q

Lampoon

A

publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm; use of satire

308
Q

Lank

A

slender, insufficient, thin

309
Q

Lapidary

A

elegant and concise, suitable for engraving on a stone; a person who cleans, engraves gems (lapidarius of stone, lapid-, lapis stone)

310
Q

Largess

A

generosity in or actual money or gifts

311
Q

Lassitude

A

physical or mental weariness ex. she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed

312
Q

Laureate

A

a person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement

313
Q

Lave

A

to wash or bathe ex. she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands

314
Q

Legerdemain

A

sleight of hand 9skill in using your hands); deception, skillful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks (leger de main light of hand)

315
Q

Leonine

A

Lion-like; fierce; authoritative

316
Q

Liaison

A

a bond; connection; an illicit relationship between a man and a woman

317
Q

Libation

A

a drink; a beverage (esp poured for a diety) (libare to pour as an offering)

318
Q

Libertine

A

one who leads an immoral life

319
Q

Libretto

A

the words of an opera

320
Q

Lilliputian

A

tiny; narrow minded; ex. “America’s banks no longer look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan’s”

321
Q

Lineaments

A

facial features (distinctive or characteristic)

322
Q

Lionize

A

To treat as a celebrity (through attention and approval) ex. “modern athletes are lionized”

323
Q

Lissome

A

(of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful

324
Q

Lode

A

A rich source of something or supply such as a mineral deposit ex. a rich load of scandal

325
Q

Loll

A

hang loosely; droop, to lean or lounge about

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