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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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impetuous

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violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; ex. impetuous decision

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ambrosia

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food of the gods

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taper

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very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; v. make or become gradually narrower toward one end

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resplendent

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brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious

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delta

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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

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equipoise

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balance; balancing force; equilibrium

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aspersion

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slanderous remark; ex. cast aspersions on

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downcast

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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward

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therapeutic

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curative; n. therapy

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appurtenances

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subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing

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plausible

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conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious

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prude

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excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); n. prudery; adj. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety

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perceptive

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insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception

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solicitor

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lawyer in the lower court of law

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debase

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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; n. debasement

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carefree

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free from worries; having no problems

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eerie

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weird; causing fear because strange

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uniformity

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sameness; monotony; adj. uniform: the same all over

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abstinence

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restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; ex: abstention: act of abstaining from vote

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defiance

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refusal to yield; resistance; v. defy; adj. defiant

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misadventure

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mischance; ill luck; ex. death by misadventure

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brim

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uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat); ex. The glass was full to the brim; v. be full to the brim

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relish

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enjoy; savor; n. enjoyment; zest

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adversity

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great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

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inveigh

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denounce; utter censure or invective; ex. inveigh against the evils of drink

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contortions

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twistings; distortions; v. contort: twist violently out of shape; ex: contortionist

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antiseptic

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substance that prevents infection in a wound; adj.

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internecine

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mutually destructive

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profound

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deep; not superficial; complete; ex. profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness; n. profundity

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foist

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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; ex: fist

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beguile

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deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract; ex. beguiling smile

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redoubtable

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formidable; causing fear

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credence

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belief

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intangible

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not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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tether

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tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; n. rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one’s endurance; ex. the end of one’s tether

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resonant

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(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance; ex. resonant voice; n. resonance

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errant

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wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; ex. knight-errant

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toll

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sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; n. sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge

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elope

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run away secretly with the intention of getting married

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unruly

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disobedient; lawless; difficult to control

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seemly

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(of behavior) proper; appropriate

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decrepit

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weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; ex. decrepit old chair/man

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afterlife

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life after death; later part of one’s life

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erode

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eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion; ex. The sea erodes the rocks.

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beware

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be cautious (of)

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orifice

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mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); ex: mouth

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throb

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(of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; n. ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart

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pendant(pendent)

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hanging down from something; pending; n. ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)

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hinterlands

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back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland

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dainty

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delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; ex. dainty movement/dress

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manifold

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many in number or kind; numerous; varied

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altruistic

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unselfishly generous; concerned for others; n. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism

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cerebration

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thought; working of the brain

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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cognizance

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knowledge; adj. cognizant; having knowledge; aware

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ogle

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look at amorously; make eyes at; ex. old men ogling young girls

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anoint

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consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)

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dappled

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spotted

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disquisition

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formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report

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drama

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prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation

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devious

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roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; ex. devious route

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ecstasy

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rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; adj. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy

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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

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ratiocination

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reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; v. ratiocinate: reason logically

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pillory

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punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; n.

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slander

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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; v. adj. slanderous

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gracious

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kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

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berate

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scold strongly

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prophylactic

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used to prevent disease; n. something prophylactic; condom; n. prophylaxis: prevention of disease

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resurge

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rise again; flow to and fro; n. resurgence; adj. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again

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probity

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uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility

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categorical

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without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute

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resuscitate

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revive; bring back to life or consciousness; ex. resuscitate the drowned child

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concise

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brief and compact

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stoke

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stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully

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abut

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border upon; adjoin

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obliterate

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destroy completely; wipe out; ex. obliterate the village

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polyglot

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speaking several languages; multilingual; ex. polyglot person/society; n.

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vacillate

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waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; n. vacillation

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hazard

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venture; put in danger; risk; ex. hazard a guess; n. possible source of danger

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deducible

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derived by reasoning; v. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning

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compress

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force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; n. thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.

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imposture

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assuming a false identity; masquerade; ex: impostor

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reciprocal

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mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; ex. reciprocal trade agreement

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expedite

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hasten; make go faster

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prerogative

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privilege; unquestionable right; ex: ask before

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decoy

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lure or bait; v.

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chaffing

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bantering; joking

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sap

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diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); ex. The element kryptonite sapped his strength.

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thrash

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beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently; ex. The fishes thrashed about in the net.

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hieroglyphic

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picture writing; adj.

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bard

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poet

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missile

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object to be thrown or projected

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bulk

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size or volume (esp. when very large); main part; ex. The bulk of the work has already been done; adj. bulky: having great size

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy

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touching

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causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; v. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; adj. touched

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reactionary

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strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; n. OP. radical

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evoke

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call forth (memory or feeling); ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; n. evocation

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bloated

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(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air

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pivotal

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of a pivot; central; critical; crucial

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commiserate

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feel or express pity or sympathy for

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residue

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remainder; balance

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depose

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dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify

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billow

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large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); v. surge, swell, roll in billows

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offhand

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casual; done without prior thought or preparation

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contrivance

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something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme

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incursion

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temporary invasion; ex: excursion: short journey

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torrent

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rushing stream; flood; ex. The rain fell in torrents.

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demure

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(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure

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apiculture

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bee-keeping

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ordain

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decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; n. ordainment; ex: ordination

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bolster

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support; reinforce

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quorum

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minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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insensible

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unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; ex. insensible of his danger/to pain; ex. insensible change; ex: not the opposite of sensible

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visionary

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produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; n. one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas

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pediatrician

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physician specializing in children’s diseases; n. pediatrics

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tyranny

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oppression; cruel government; adj. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; v. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress

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dull

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(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; v.

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dormant

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sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent

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verbose

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wordy; n. verbosity

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barefaced

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shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face; ex. barefaced lie

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scaffold

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temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution

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slither

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slip or slide

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suffuse

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spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; ex. A blush suffused her cheeks.

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sibylline

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prophetic; oracular; n. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)

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efficacy

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power to produce desired effect; adj. efficacious: effectual

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quash

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crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court

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collusion

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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; v. collude

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analogy

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similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things

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interloper

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intruder; one who interferes

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flicker

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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; n. flickering movement or light; brief sensation; ex. flicker of excitement

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paean

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song of praise or joy; ex. paeans celebrating the victory

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insalubrious

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unwholesome; not healthful; ex. insalubrious place

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elaborate

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work out carefully; add more detail or information; adj.

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checkered(chequered)

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marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; ex: checked: having a pattern of squares

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perforate

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pierce; put a hole through

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imprudent

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lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious

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acquiesce

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assent; agree passively; comply without protest

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catalyst

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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; ex: catalysis

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effectuate

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effect; produce; achieve; ex. effectuate a reconciliation

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didactic

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(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; n. didacticism

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counterpart

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thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system

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discombobulated

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discomposed; confused

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touchy

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oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; ex. touchy situation

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sundry

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miscellaneous; various; several; n. sundries: small miscellaneous items

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disperse

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scatter; ex. disperse the cloud/crowd

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pithy

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concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty

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dyslexia

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word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

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ruminant

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animal that ruminates; adj.

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gobble

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eat very quickly

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thesis

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opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

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arsenal

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storage place for military equipment

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inundate

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flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely; ex. inundated with work

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pallet

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small poor bed; ex. straw pallet

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gait

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manner of walking or running; speed

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egotism

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tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance

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anodyne

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drug that relieves pain or trouble; 翁‘ç?; opiate; adj. ex. anodyne statement

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mediocre

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ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad

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profligate

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wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; n. profligate person; n. profligacy

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amulet

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charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck

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eccentric

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irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

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distraught

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upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; ex. distraught with grief/worry

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remonstrate

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protest; objection; v. remonstrate: say in protest

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benediction

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blessing

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ciliated

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having minute hairs; ex: cilium; ex: cilia: eyelash

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assumption

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something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; ex. her assumption of power; v. assume

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arbitrate

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act as judge (at the request of both sides)

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malicious

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hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; n. malice: desire to harm others; spite

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masticate

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chew

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caulk(calk)

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make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

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resignation

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patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; adj. resigned: acquiescent

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fluke

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unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; adj. fluky

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sham

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pretend; feign; adj. not genuine; fake; ex. sham jewelry; n. something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; ex. The agreement was a sham.

176
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prototype

A

original work used as a model by others

177
Q

infernal

A

pertaining to hell; devilish; n. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction

178
Q

begrudge

A

envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; ex. We shouldn’t begrudge him his success.

179
Q

spontaneity

A

lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; adj. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned

180
Q

interminable

A

endless

181
Q

unassuming

A

modest; ex. the champion’s unassuming manner

182
Q

osseous

A

made of bone; bony

183
Q

unfetter

A

liberate; free from chains; v. unfetter

184
Q

conviction

A

judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

185
Q

inaugurate

A

begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; n. inauguration; adj. inaugural

186
Q

brandish

A

wave around (a weapon); flourish

187
Q

sensual

A

devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous; ex. sensual woman/curves/lips

188
Q

comport

A

bear one’s self; behave; ex. comport oneself; n. comportment

189
Q

trinket

A

knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry

190
Q

pestilential(pestilent)

A

causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; n. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)

191
Q

unfeigned

A

genuine; real

192
Q

parvenu

A

upstart; newly rich person

193
Q

isthmus

A

narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

194
Q

prestige

A

respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; adj. causing admiration; adj. prestigious: having prestige

195
Q

visceral

A

felt in one’s inner organs; n. viscera: internal body organs; ex: eviscerate

196
Q

arroyo

A

gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater

197
Q

falsify

A

make (something written) false by changing

198
Q

effrontery

A

rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek

199
Q

hue

A

color; aspect; ex. opinions of every hue

200
Q

holocaust

A

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

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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