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solvent

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able to pay all depths; n. solvency

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inconsequential

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insignificant; unimportant

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zest

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outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; ex. add a certain zest to the affair; ex. zest for life

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carnal

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fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body

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celestial

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heavenly

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stolid

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dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected

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contumacious

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stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)

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browse

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graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually

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rave

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overwhelmingly favorable review; v. talk wildly as if mad; ex. raving lunatic

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grill

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question severely; cook on a grill; broil; n. cooking surface of parallel metal bars

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projectile

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missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)

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fortuitous

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accidental; by chance; n. fortuity

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doom

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condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); v.

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affinity

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feeling of kinship; similarity; ex. strong affinity for her; ex. many affinities between two languages

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hindmost

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furthest behind; farthest to the rear

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indulgent

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humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence

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ecologist

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person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; ex: ecology

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proletarian

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member of the working class; blue collar guy; n. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)

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upright

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(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral

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expertise

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specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill

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imbroglio

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complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); v. embroil

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refute

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disprove; prove to be false; n. refutation

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obstetrician

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physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; n. obstetrics; ex: midwife

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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; adj.

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devise

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think up; invent; plan; bequeath; n. bequest

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centurion

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Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)

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belated

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delayed

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ashen

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ash-colored; deadly pale

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mauve

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pale purple

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self-righteous

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sure of one’s own righteousness; moralistic

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sinister

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evil; ominous

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initiate

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begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity; ex. initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion; n. one who has been initiated

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discourse

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serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; v.

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ambush

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act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; ex. lie in ambush; v.

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rhapsody

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excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)

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sway

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swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one’s opinion; n.

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acknowledge

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recognize; admit

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perjury

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false testimony while under oath; v. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath

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servile

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slavish; cringing; n. servility

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calorific

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heat-producing; n. calorie

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pitfall

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hidden danger; concealed trap

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paragon

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model of perfection; ex. paragon of virtue

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verbatim

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word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly

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protrude

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stick out; jut; project; ex. protruding teeth

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conception

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beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; v. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; ex: inception

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palatable

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agreeable; pleasing to the taste

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hurl

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throw forcefully; shout out violently

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unique

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without an equal; single in kind

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nirvana

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in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude

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emetic

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substance causing vomiting; adj.

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plaudit

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praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; adj. plauditory; ex: applaud

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query

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inquiry; question; v.

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amphitheater

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oval building with tiers of seats; ex: arena

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proxy

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authorized agent; authority to act for another

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stratagem

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deceptive scheme; clever trick

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colander

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utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

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nutrition

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process of nourishing or being nourished; ex: malnutrition

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capillary

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having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; ex. capillary attraction; n. very fine hairlike tube; ex: capillarity

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empirical

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based on experience

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dauntless

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bold; fearless

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filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; ex. filial respect

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writ

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written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)

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burlesque

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give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly

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grimace

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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; v.

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sluggish

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lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; ex: slug: nail with no shell

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quarry

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dig into (to get stone); n. mine; Ì??¨ËŒ

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belabor

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harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically

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drab

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dull; lacking color; cheerless ; ex. drab coat/life

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kindred

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related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; ex. kindred languages; n. relative; kin; kinship

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squat

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short and thick; stocky; ex. ugly squat tower; v. n.

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morgue

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mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation

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disgruntle

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make discontented

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macerate

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soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper

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hut

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crude dwelling; shack

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impenetrable

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not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; ex. impenetrable mystery

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substantial

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of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy

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incipient

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beginning; in an early stage

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quench

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assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress

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omniscient

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all-knowing

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wiggle

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wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions

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lexicon

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dictionary

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exude

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flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; n. exudation

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expiate

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make amends for (a sin)

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satirical

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using satire; mocking

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introvert

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one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; adj. introverted

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obscure

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dark; vague; unclear; not well known; ex. obscure meaning/village; v. darken; cover; make unclear; ex. obscure the moon/meaning

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muse

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ponder at length; n. source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)

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denouement

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final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained

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abate

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subside or moderate

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fell

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cruel; (of a disease) deadly

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sage

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person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; adj. wise

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rivet

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metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; v. fasten with a rivet; engross

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laity

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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

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rider

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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

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crestfallen

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dejected; dispirited

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oath

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solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word; ex. ``For Christ’s sake’’

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sonic

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of sound or its speed in air; ex: subsonic, supersonic

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boon

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blessing; benefit; something very helpful

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guile

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deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; ex. persuade her by guile

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rejoinder

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reply; retort; comeback; v. rejoin: say in reply

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breadth

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width; extent

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gratuity

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tip

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ominous

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threatening; of an evil omen

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stock

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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; ex. stock sizes of paper; ex. stock excuse/character; n. goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique

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infer

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deduce; conclude; n. inference

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untenable

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(of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained

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ragamuffin

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dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes

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baroque

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highly ornate

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convivial

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pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial

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inexorable

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relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts; ex. inexorable price rises

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genealogy

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record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry

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serrated

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having a sawtoothed edge; ex. serrated leaf

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drivel

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nonsense; foolishness; v. talk nonsense

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suppliant

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entreating; beseeching; n.

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saccharine

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cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin

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pittance

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small amount (of money); small allowance or wage

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precinct

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division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; ex. precincts of the college

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pyromaniac

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person with an insane desire to set things on fire

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graze

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(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; ex. We can’t graze the cattle till summer; n. surface wound

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contusion

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bruise

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import

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significance; importance; meaning

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gentle

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kindly; soft; mild; of good family

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moodiness

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fits of depression or gloom; adj. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy ex: mood:

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swear-word

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word considered offensive; ex. ``bloody’’

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benefactor

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gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose

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polemic

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attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; n. polemics: art of debate or controversy

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tractable

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docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; n. tractability

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penetrate

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enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

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bombardment

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attack (as with missiles or bombs); v. bombard

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revelry

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boisterous merrymaking; v. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; n. boisterous festivity or celebration

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spin

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rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); n.

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hide

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skin of an animal

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adept

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expert at; very skilled

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smug

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self-satisfied; complacent

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repast

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meal; feast; banquet

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appraise

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estimate value of; n. appraisal

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fancier

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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal

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egoism

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excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others; selfishness; adj. egoistic, egoistical

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plebiscite

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direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)

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lilliputian

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extremely small; ex: Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels

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sever

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separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); n. severance; ex: severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position

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except

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exclude; n. exception: objection; exclusion; adj. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality

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meddlesome

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interfering; v. meddle: interfere

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obfuscate

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confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand

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tatter

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torn piece of cloth; adj. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes

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impart

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grant a share of; make known; ex. news to impart

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surmise

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guess; n.

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enthrall

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capture; enslave; captivate; hold the complete attention of (as if magic); hold spellbound

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bawdy

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indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way; ex: bawd

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ordeal

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severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction

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executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will; À??œ Ëó‚¡Ë‚ ç?ËóËò

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declivity

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downward slope

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converse

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opposite; adj.

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somatic

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pertaining to the body; bodily; physical

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miasma

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swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence

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magisterial

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authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; ex. magisterial study of Roman law; ex. magisterial manner

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askew

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crookedly; slanted; at an angle

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brazen

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insolent; without shame; bold; ex. brazen lie; v. face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence

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ennui

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boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; ex: annoy

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nullify

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make invalid; make null; invalidate

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aria

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operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio

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abominable

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detestable; extremely unpleasant

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digression

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wandering away from the subject; v. digress

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extirpate

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root up; uproot; destroy completely

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tumult

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commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; adj. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly

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smirk

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conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else’s misfortune); v.

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subsidiary

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serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; n.

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable

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decree

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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; v. order or judge by decree

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engaged

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employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict

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maroon

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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; adj. red brown

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jest

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playful remark or act; v. act or speak playfully

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philistine

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narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete

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divine

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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; adj. n. divination

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disclose

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reveal; n. disclosure

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earthy

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unrefined; coarse; of earth; ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal

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injurious

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harmful; causing injury

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gaunt

A

lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren

180
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confidential

A

spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters; ex. confidential secretary

181
Q

momentum

A

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

182
Q

grim

A

causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; ex. grim smile

183
Q

lag

A

move or develop more slowly; straggle; ex. lag behind the rest; n.

184
Q

maim

A

mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; ex. maimed for life

185
Q

revile

A

attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)

186
Q

juridical

A

of the law and its administration; ex: judicial: of courts of law; ex: judiciary

187
Q

self-indulgence

A

excessive indulgence of one’s own desire

188
Q

conversant

A

familiar with; having knowledge of

189
Q

brochure

A

pamphlet

190
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lethargic

A

drowsy; dull; n. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity

191
Q

galvanize

A

stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity

192
Q

idyll(idyl)

A

short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; ex. idyll of two young lovers

193
Q

decrepitude

A

state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

194
Q

inherent

A

firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic

195
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irrevocable

A

unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke

196
Q

crevice

A

crack; fissure

197
Q

defeatist

A

resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; n. ex: defeatism

198
Q

pterodactyl

A

extinct flying reptile; ex: wing+finger

199
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inhibit

A

restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; n. inhibition

200
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xenophobia

A

fear or hatred of foreigners; n. xenophobe

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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