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mason

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one who builds or works with stone or brick; n. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork

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perspicacious

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(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute

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compulsory

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obligatory; that must be done

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premonitory

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serving to warn

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hatch

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deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; v. emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg

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unsightly

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ugly; unpleasant to look at

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reiterate

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repeat

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smart

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intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; ex. smart pace/restaurant; v. cause or feel a sharp pain; n. smarting pain

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incontinent

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lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious

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fiend

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evil spirit; devil

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monochromatic

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having only one color

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expansive

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(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size

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lode

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metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)

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carnivorous

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meat-eating; n. carnivore; ex: herbivore

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disinclination

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unwillingness

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stipulate

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state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; ex. He stipulated payment in advance

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exploit

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brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; ex: crossing the Atlantic ocean

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gentry

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people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

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odoriferous

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giving off an odor

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cynosure

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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; ex: Ursa Minor

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rostrum

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raised platform for speech-making; pulpit

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peripheral

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of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; ex. peripheral nerve/interest

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vagabond

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wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp

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beeline

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direct quick route

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fleet

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fast; rapid; n. adj. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral

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emaciated

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thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

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pare

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cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; ex. pare apples/expenses

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aristocracy

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hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; n. aristocrat

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obsessive

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related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; n. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; v. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively

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orthodox

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traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine

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soporific

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sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy

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urgent

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compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; ex. urgent in his demands

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sprightly

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lively

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clasp

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hold firmly within arms

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blatant

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extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive; ex. blatant lie; n. blatancy

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implore

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beg

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coeval

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living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age

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compartment

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one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

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platonic

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purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire

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jetsam

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things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)

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enfranchise

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admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); ex: franchise

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feasible

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practical; able to be carried out; practicable

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dulcet

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sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious

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meager

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scanty; inadequate

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senility

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old age; feeblemindedness of old age; adj. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; ex. senile dementia

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placid

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peaceful; calm; ex. placid child/lake

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tart

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sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic; ex. tart apple/reply

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perversion

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corruption; turning from right to wrong

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list

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tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)

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lank

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long and thin; ex. Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

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spoilsport

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one who spoils the pleasure of others

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invoke

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call and bring into use (a right or law); call on/upon (a higher power or god) for help; ask for; beg for; conjure (a spirit); ex. invoke the veto power; ex. invoke one’s advisor/God

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ambivalence

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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

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weary

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tired after long work; v.

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lethal

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deadly

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reprobate

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morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; ex: disapproved by God ?

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outskirts

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fringes; outer borders (as of a city); ex. outskirts of Boston

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sow

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plant or scatter seed

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inordinate

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beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; ex. inordinate demands

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gratis

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free; without charge; adj.

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temporal

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of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly

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culprit

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one guilty of a crime

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egregious

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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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pathos

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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; ex. pathos that runs through the novel

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tardy

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slow; sluggish; not on time; late; ex. tardy arrival

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beneficent

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kindly; doing good

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diversion

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act of turning aside; pastime; v. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse

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refrain

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abstain from; resist; forbear; n. chorus

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volition

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act of using one’s will; act of making a conscious choice; ex. She selected this dress of her own volition.

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thermal

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pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm; ex. thermal bath; n. rising current of warm air

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tract

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propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs; ex. digestive tract

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moribund

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dying; at the point of death; ex: death

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rigid

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hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous; ex. rigid rule

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sophist

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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; n. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument

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amiss

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wrong; faulty; ex. something amiss; ADv.

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centigrade

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denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)

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presumptuous

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going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties

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idiosyncrasy

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individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; adj. idiosyncratic

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lance

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pierce with a lance; cut into; n. spearlike weapon

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lineaments

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features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; ex: line

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pied

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piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored

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repeal

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revoke; annul

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volatile

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changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly; ex. volatile character/situation in the street

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incidence

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rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; ex. high incidence of infant mortality

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venture

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risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; n.

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potable

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suitable for drinking; drinkable

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bestial

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beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel

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orient

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get one’s bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate

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proviso

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stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision

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queasy

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experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; ex. feel a little queasy

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ubiquitous

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being everywhere; omnipresent; n. ubiquity

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travail

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strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth

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righteous

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morally upright; just

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address

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direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; n. formal speech

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feign

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pretend

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quietude

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tranquillity; calmness

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urbane

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suave; refined in manner; elegant

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capacity

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mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; ex. in my capacity as president

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thresh

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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw

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problematic

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causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable; ex. Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic.

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stun

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make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound

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mite

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very small object or insect-like creature; small coin

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crotchety

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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; n. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion

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torrid

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(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; ex. torrid love affairs

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humor

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indulge; comply with the wishes of; n. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; ex. in a bad humor; ex. out of humor

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contrived

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unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous; ex. The ending was rather contrived.

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requisite

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necessary requirement; something required; adj. required; necessary

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mendacious

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lying; habitually dishonest; n. mendacity

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execute

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put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; n. execution

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supersede

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replace; cause to be set aside; make obsolete; n. supersession

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resolve

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determination; resolution; firmness of purpose

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humanitarian

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one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; ex: humanism

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restitution

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returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury

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torque

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twisting force; force producing rotation

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clique

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small exclusive group of people

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mock

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ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision

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propitiate

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appease; conciliate; make peaceful; adj. propitiatory

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feline

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of a member of the cat family; n.

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swathe

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swath; wrap around; bandage; ex. one’s head swathed in bandages

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espouse

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adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; n. espousal

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epistemologist

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philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; n. epistemology

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raconteur

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story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill

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personable

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attractive (in personality or appearance)

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bristle

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short stiff hair; v. (hair or fur) stand up stiffly

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compensatory

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making up for; repaying

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coiffure

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hairstyle

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haughtiness

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pride; arrogance; adj. haughty

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vulnerable

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susceptible to wounds or attack; n. vulnerability

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philology

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study of language or words

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tramp

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walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; n. vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking

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terrestrial

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on or relating to the earth

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genus

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division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species

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pragmatist

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practical person; n. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things

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ward

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administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; v. guard; ward off: avert

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flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; ex. flaccid muscles

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convoke

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call together; ex. convoke Parliament; n. convocation

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misdemeanor

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minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing

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libretto

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text of an opera or oratorio; ex: book

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lithe

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flexible; supple; ex: limber

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analgesia

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condition of being unable to feel pain

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fetish(fetich)

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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; ex: fetishism

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pundit

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authority on a subject; expert; learned person

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skim

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read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid

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oculist

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physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes

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nondescript

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undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd

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asinine

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stupid; ex. asinine remarks

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zenith

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point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point

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vagrant

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wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; ex. vagrant thoughts; n. vagrancy

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immolate

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offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)

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hackles

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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; ex. make someone’s hackles rise

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rapture

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great joy and delight; ecstasy; adj. rapturous

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marrow

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soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells

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dint

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means; effort; ex. by dint of hard work

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aquiline

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curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; ex. aquiline nose

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exorbitant

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(of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds

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monotheism

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belief in one God

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purported

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alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; ex. purported Satanists

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duplicity

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double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; adj. duplicitous

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hazardous

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dangerous

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purchase

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secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular

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consign

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send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); n. consignment; ex: consignor, consignee

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skittish

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inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; ex. charming but skittish young woman; ex: skit

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regimen

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prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits; ex. daily regimen of a dancer

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contraband

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illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; adj.

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lax

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careless; negligent; not paying enough attention; ex. lax service

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antecede

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precede

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kaleidoscope

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tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events; ex. kaleidoscope of European history; ex: beautiful

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natty

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neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; ex. natty dresser

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dormer

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window projecting upright from roof; ex: sleeping room

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protocol

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diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.

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modicum

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limited quantity; small amount; ex. He does not have a modicum of sense; ex: moderate

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matinee(matinee)

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dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon

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transmute

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transform; change; convert to something different

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stout

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rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; ex. stout stick/supporter

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apologist

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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; n. apologia

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despoil

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plunder; sack; ex. despoil the village

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potentate

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monarch; sovereign

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glean

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gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty

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quay

A

dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)

182
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trifle

A

something of little importance or value; small amount; ex. a trifle; v. treat without seriousness; flirt

183
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pejorative

A

(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; ex. Many women now considers ``housewife’’ a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.

184
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ascertain

A

find out for certain; make certain

185
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tempestuous

A

stormy; violent; impassioned; n. tempest: violent storm

186
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ancestry

A

family descent; adj. ancestral

187
Q

autonomous

A

self-governing; n. autonomy

188
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tantalize

A

tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; ex: Tantalus: Greek mythological figure

189
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sheer

A

pure; thin and transparent; very steep

190
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sartorial

A

pertaining to tailors or tailoring; ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; ex: sartor: tailor

191
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agog

A

highly excited; intensely curious

192
Q

default

A

failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; v.

193
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archaeology

A

study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

194
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foreshadow

A

give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure

195
Q

harass

A

annoy by repeated attacks

196
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exegesis

A

explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages

197
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studied

A

carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful; ex. studied remark

198
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chameleon

A

lizard that changes color in different situations

199
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wangle

A

achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.

200
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solvent

A

able to pay all depths; n. solvency

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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