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holocaust

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destruction by fire; ex: burnt whole; ex: Holocaust

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atrophy

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wasting away; v. weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)

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impeccable

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faultless

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climactic

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relating to the highest point; n. climax; ex: climatic

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manacle

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restrain; handcuff; n.

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narrative

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related to telling a story; n. narrated account; story; v. narrate: tell (a story); ex: narration

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exclaim

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cry out suddenly; n. exclamation; adj. exclamatory

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glib

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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick

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throng

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crowd (of people or things); v.

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infamous

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

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insinuate

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hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; ex. insinuate himself into the boss’s favor; ex: ingratiate

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defer

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give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; n. deferment; ex: show respect, comply with, courteous

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skiff

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small light sailboat or rowboat

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formality

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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form’s sake; ex. mere formality

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finicky

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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; ex. finicky about her food

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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); ex: aesthete; ex: aesthetics

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chuckle

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laugh quietly

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exacerbate

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worsen; aggravate; embitter

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alimentary

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supplying nourishment

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fritter

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waste (time or money on unimportant things)

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disaffected

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disloyal; lacking loyality; v. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty

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psychopathic

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pertaining to mental dearrangement; n. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder

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enterprising

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full of initiative; showing enterprise

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equable

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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform

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threadbare

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worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; ex. threadbare excuses

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braid

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plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; n. braided segment (as of hair)

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stem_from

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arise from; originate from

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resumption

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taking up again; recommencement; v. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; ex. Kindly resume your seats.

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bouillon

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clear beef (or meat) soup

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stultify

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make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; ex. stultify free expression

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exhort

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urge (by strong argument or advice); ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; n. exhortation

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misnomer

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wrong or improper name; incorrect designation

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cleave

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split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; n. cleavage; adj. cloven

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cog

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tooth projecting from a wheel

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mosaic

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picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; adj.

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vision

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eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural

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repellent

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driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; n.

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avantgarde

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group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; ex: vanguard

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battalion

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army unit made up of four or more companies

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plumber

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one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)

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pusillanimous

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cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted

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oust

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expel; drive out; force out; n. ouster: ousting

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abode

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dwelling place; home

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callus

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area of thick hard skin

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institution

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instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; ex. institution of marriage

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expurgate

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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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bank

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heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); v. pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning

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angular

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sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner

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pinion

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restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; n. bird’s wing

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guy

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cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; ex: guide

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unfaltering

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steadfast; firm; not changing

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inebriated

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habitually intoxicated; drunk; n. inebriety

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insightful

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discerning; perceptive

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riddle

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pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; n. large sieve (separating earth from stone)

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doff

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take off; OP. don

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discriminate

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distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference

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wither

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(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay

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monotony

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sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; adj. monotonous; ex: monotone

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jocular

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said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking

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tonsure

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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; v.

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component

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element; ingredient

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roseate

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rosy; optimistic; ex. roseate views

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prohibitive

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

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enmity

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ill will; hatred; hostility

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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage

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cavalier

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casual and offhand; arrogant; n. knight

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umbrage

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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; ex. take umbrage at his rudeness

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ensconce

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settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)

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repercussion

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rebound; reaction; reverberation; ex. serious repercussion

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enlist

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(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)

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clown

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act stupidly; play the fool; n.

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disfigure

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mar the appearance of; spoil

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strident

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loud and harsh; insistent; n. stridency

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manifestation

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outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent

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vie

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contend; compete

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defame

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harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; n. defamation; adj. defamatory

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ichthyology

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study of fish; ex: ichthyo-: fish

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mutablility

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ability to change in form; fickleness; adj. mutable: able to change; fickle; ex: mutate; ex: mutant

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vortex

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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged

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emend

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correct (usually a text); n. emendation: correction of errors; improvement

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canine

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related to dogs; doglike

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scintillate

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sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; ex. scintillating conversation

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piebald

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of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); ex. piebald horse; ex: pie+bald

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implacable

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

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doctrine

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teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; adj. doctrinal

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chassis

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

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multilingual

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having many languages; fluent in several languages

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tryst

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meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet

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precedent

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something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; v. precede; ex: unprecedented

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arduous

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hard; strenuous; ex. arduous work

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stagnant

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(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; ex. stagnant industrial output

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flaunt

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display ostentatiously; ex. ``Honey, if you’ve got it, flaunt it !’’

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esoteric

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hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; n. esoterica

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irate

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angry; ex: ire: anger; wrath

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depict

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portray

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offensive

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attacking; insulting; distasteful; v. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; n. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; ex. first offense

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muggy

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(of weather) warm and damp

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academic

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related to a school; not practical or directly useful

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thespian

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pertaining to drama; n. actor or actress

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obviate

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make unnecessary; get rid of; ex. obviate the need

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whelp

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young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.

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concession

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an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; ex. oil concessions in the North sea; ex: concessionaire

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whinny

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neigh like a horse; ex: neigh: make the sound which horses make

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perpetuate

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make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; n. perpetuity

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mandate

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order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; v. give a mandate to; place under a mandate; ex. mandated territory

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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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optimist

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person who looks on the bright side; n. optimism

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rebuttal

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refutation; response with contrary evidence; v. rebut: refute; disprove

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consonant

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harmonious; in agreement; n.

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prodigal

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wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; n. prodigality

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animated

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lively; spirited

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stockade

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wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier

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cacophonous

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discordant; inharmonious; n. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

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putative

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supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; ex. putative father of the child

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curmudgeon

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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person

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plagiarize

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steal another’s ideas or writings and pass them off as one’s own; ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; n. plagiarism; ex: kidnap

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outlook

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point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; ex. outlook on life; ex. pleasing outlook; ex. weather outlook

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fallacious

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false; based on a fallacy; misleading; n. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; ex. popular fallacy; ex. fallacy of the argument

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domineer

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rule over tyrannically

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bate

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let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; ex. with bated breath; ex: abate

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toady

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servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; v. be a toady to; fawn

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vagrant

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homeless wanderer

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quiver

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tremble; shake; n.

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malapropos

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inappropriate; ADv.

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decadence

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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); adj. decadent

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innuendo

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indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; ex. sexual innuendo

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rivulet

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small stream; ex: rill < rivulet < river

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debauch

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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; n. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)

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peer

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one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; v. look intently; n. peerage; ex: peeress

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bandy

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discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; ex. bandy words with

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accost

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approach and speak first to a person

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molten

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melted; ex. molten lava

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refuse

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anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash

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pragmatic

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practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; ex. pragmatic test of the skill

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resourceful

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clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); n. resource, resourcefulness

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clot

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half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); v.

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misgivings

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doubts

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evince

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show clearly

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pudding

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hot sweet dish

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retard

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delay (in development); adj. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development

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submissive

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willing to obey orders; yielding; timid

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intrude

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put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; ex. intrude one’s own opinion into the report; ex: thrust in

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hurtle

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crash; rush; move with great speed; ex. hurtling runaway train

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braggadocio

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boasting

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extant

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(of something written or painted) still in existence

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convulsion

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violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); v. convulse; adj. convulsive

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vulture

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carrion-eating birds

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visage

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face; appearance

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fervid

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ardent; zealous; hot

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aptitude

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fitness; talent

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misconduct

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immoral behavior; bad management; v.

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inane

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silly; senseless; ex. inane remarks; n. inanity

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consanguineous(consanguine)

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having a common ancestor

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kneel

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go down on one’s knee(s)

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grouse

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complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; n. plump chickenlike game bird

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insensate

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without feeling; lacking sense; foolish

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unsullied

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untarnished; ex: sully

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vapid

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lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; ex. vapid lecture

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voodoo

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religion practiced chiefly in Haiti

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adorn

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decorate

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pluck

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courage; v. pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; adj. plucky: courageous; brave

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augury

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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; v. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)

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rout

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put to rout; stampede; drive out; n. complete defeat and disorderly retreat

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expenditure

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

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omnipotent

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all-powerful; having unlimited power

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benign

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kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); ex. benign tumor

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adhere

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stick fast; be a devotd follower; n. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality

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postulate

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self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; v. assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)

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titter

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nervous giggle; nervous laugh; v.

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vacuous

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empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; ex. vacuous expression; n. vacuity

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gall

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annoy; exasperate; chafe; n. skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation

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integrate

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make whole; combine; make into one unit

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ravenous

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extremely hungry; voracious

175
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hew

A

cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; n.

176
Q

gadfly

A

animal-biting fly; irritating person

177
Q

unravel

A

disentangle; solve

178
Q

subliminal

A

below the threshold of conscious perception; ex. subliminal advertisement

179
Q

trunk

A

main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant

180
Q

wilt

A

loose freshness; droop

181
Q

bovine

A

cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm

182
Q

dearth

A

scarcity

183
Q

dilapidated

A

falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; ex. dilapidated old car/castle; n. dilapidation

184
Q

slur

A

pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble

185
Q

irreverence

A

lack of proper respect or reverence; adj. irreverent

186
Q

subside

A

sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate

187
Q

forthright

A

straightforward; direct; frank

188
Q

militate

A

work against; ex. militate against the chances of promotion; ex: serve as a soldier

189
Q

pellucid

A

transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand

190
Q

circlet

A

small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)

191
Q

renege

A

break a promise; deny; go back on; ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt

192
Q

accommodate

A

oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; adj. accommodative; ex: accomodating: helpful and obliging

193
Q

limber

A

flexible; supple; pliable; v.

194
Q

epic

A

long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); adj. (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand

195
Q

inalienable

A

not to be taken away; nontransferable; ex. inalienable rights

196
Q

mischief

A

behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; ex. mischief to the crops; adj. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome

197
Q

arrears

A

being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done

198
Q

relinquish

A

give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm

199
Q

magnanimity

A

generosity; adj. magnanimous: generous

200
Q

transitory

A

transient; impermanent; fleeting; n. transitoriness

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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