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kernel

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central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)

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start

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move suddenly or involuntarily; ex. start at the sight of a snake

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rancid

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having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank

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stench

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strong foul odor; reek; stink

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lust

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intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; v.

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swindler

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cheater

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acclivity

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sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity

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misanthrope

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one who hates mankind; misanthropist

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casual

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happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest; ex. casual reader/labor/remark

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miscellaneous

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made up of a variety of parts

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theoretical

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based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical

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invincible

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unconquerable

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brisk

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quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor

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confluence

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flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together

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engross

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occupy fully; absorb

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impair

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injure; hurt; damage

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apposite

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appropriate; fitting

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glutton

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someone who eats too much; adj. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; ex: gluttony: habit of eating too much

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phylum

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major classification second to kingdom of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division

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induce

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persuade; lead to do something; bring about; n. inducement

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unexceptionable

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entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism

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exact

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demand and obtain by force; ex. exact a promise from him; n. exaction

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carafe

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glass water bottle; decanter

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evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; v. evanesce

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pang

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sudden sharp feeling of pain

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curator

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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

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satellite

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small body revolving around a larger one

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cajole

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persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

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virtue

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goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; ex. by virtue of; ex. make a virtue of necessity

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elicit

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draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)

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pauper

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very poor person

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pulse

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rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; v. pulsate

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authoritarian

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subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will; ex. authoritarian regime/father

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mange

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skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair

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hallucination

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delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; v. hallucinate; adj. hallucinatory

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emolument

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salary; payment for an office; compensation

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serpentine

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winding; twisting; of or like a serpent; ex. serpentine course of the river; n. serpent: snake

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liaison

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contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; v. liaise: keep a connection

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chasten

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discipline; punish in order to correct; ex: castigate

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whet

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sharpen; stimulate;

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adulation

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flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved

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portly

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stout; corpulent

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flush

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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; n. reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; ex. flush of pride; adj. having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing

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detain

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keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; n. detention

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indignity

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treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them.

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palm

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conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir

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lugubrious

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mournful; sorrowful

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espionage

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spying

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grisly

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ghastly; horrifying; ex. grisly remains of the bodies

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diurnal

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daily; occurring during the daytime

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indoctrinate

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cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism

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transcendental

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going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; ex: transcendentalism

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corpulent

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very fat; n. corpulence

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defoliate

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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); n. defoliant

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mogul

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powerful person; ex. oil moguls; ex: Mogol Moghul; ex: Mongolian

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exodus

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departure (of a large number of people)

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intrepid

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fearless

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gruesome

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grisly; horrible

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dregs

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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue

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mercurial

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capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury; ex. mercurial temper; ex: mood

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illuminate

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brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; ex. illuminating remarks

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random

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without definite purpose plan or aim; haphazard; ex. random shots; ex. chosen at random

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tundra

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rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America

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mirth

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merriment; laughter

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trepidation

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fear; nervous apprehension

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Elysium

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place or condition of bliss

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jargon

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language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

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pr'ecis

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abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text

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condone

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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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contingent

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dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; n. a group of soldiers ships to a larger force; ex: contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; ex. prepare for every contingency

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confound

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confuse; puzzle

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imbalance

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lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion

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bellicose

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warlike

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resign

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give up (a position right or claim); submit (oneself) passively

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fluted

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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); v. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; n. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

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plenitude

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abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; ex: plenary plenty

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sedulous

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diligent; assiduous; paying attention; n. sedulity

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fanciful

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whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination; ex. fanciful scheme

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annihilate

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destroy

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stamina

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power of endurance; strength; staying power

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subsistence

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existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; v. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)

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sarcasm

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cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; adj. sarcastic

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inkling

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hint; slight indication

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choreography

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art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

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phoenix

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symbol of immortality or rebirth; ex. phoenix rising from its ashes

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aboriginal

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; n. aborigine

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fleece

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wool coat of a sheep; v. shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

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motif

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theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure

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euphoria

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feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); adj. euphoriaric

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pushy

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disagreeably aggressive

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attest

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testify; bear witness

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hiatus

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gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break

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minion

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servile dependent; obsequious follower

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incident

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event; event that causes a crisis

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vise

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vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device

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grudging

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unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)

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expletive

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meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word

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euphony

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sweet sound; adj. euphonious

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incidental

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not essential; minor; n. something incidental

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amnesia

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loss of memory

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cohesion

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tendency to keep together

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pry

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inquire impertinently (someone else’s private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; n. pries: tool for prying

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overt

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open to view; public; not secret; ex: covert

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sibling

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brother or sister

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acclimate

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adjust to climate or environment; adapt

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exult

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rejoice

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rile

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irritate; vex; muddy

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amity

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friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations

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bruise

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injure without breaking the skin; n.

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sidetrack

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switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; n. ex: siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track

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procurement

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obtaining; v. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another

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stump

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base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; v. walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle

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forum

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public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

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interregnum

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period between two successive reigns or governments

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realm

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kingdom; field or sphere; ex. not within the realms of possibility

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rhetoric

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art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language; ex. political rhetoric; adj. rhetorical; ex: rhetorical question: question to which no answer is expected as ``Who kn

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sterile

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incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; v. sterilize

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mortify

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humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one’s body) by self-denial; ex. mortified by her blunder; ex. mortify the flesh; ex: cause to die

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credulity

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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet'e; adj. credulous

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brunt

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main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); ex. brunt of the argument

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perpetual

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everlasting

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connoisseur

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person competent to act as a judge of art etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

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impolitic

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not wise; not expedient; not politic

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cogent

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convincing

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maraud

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move in search of plunder; ex. marauding army

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prefigure

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be a sign of; foreshadow

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char

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make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion

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distinction

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honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; ex. graduated with distinction; ex. a writer of real distinction

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seep

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pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; n. seepage

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contend

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struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

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appall

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dismay; shock deeply

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seismic

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pertaining to earthquakes

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bestow

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confer

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maudlin

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effusively sentimental

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disclaim

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disown; renounce claim to; deny; ex: disclaimer

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novice

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beginner

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stygian

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unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; ex: Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead

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victuals

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food; provisions; v. victual: provide with food

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countermand

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cancel; revoke (an order)

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enervate

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weaken; take away energy from

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jaunt

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trip; short journey

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parched

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extremely dry; very thirsty; v. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)

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endear

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make beloved; ex. endear her to everyone; adj. dear: loved; cherished; high-priced

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aviary

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enclosure for birds; large cage

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commensurate

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equal in extent; of the same size

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hovel

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shack; small wretched house

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skinflint

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miser; stingy person

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traverse

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go through or across

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grandiose

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affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; ex. grandiose ideas

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foster

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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); ex. help foster friendly relations; adj. giving parental care although not related by blood; ex. foster parents

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indisputable

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too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt

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rapacious

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voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey; ex. rapacious birds

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impoverish

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make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; ex. impoverished soil

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recline

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lie down

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rip

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tear or be torn quickly and violently; ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; n.

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compost

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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; v. put or make compost

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urchin

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mischievous child (usually a boy); ex: urchin: hedgehog; ex: porcupine: pig with spikes ?; ex: sea urchin

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lineage

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descent; ancestry

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parish

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area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church

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maladroit

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clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

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snub

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ignore or behave coldly toward; ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; n.

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functionary

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official (who performs a particular function)

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stringent

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(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money; ex. stringent economic conditions

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dire

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warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; ex. dire prediction/need of food

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diffuse

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wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); v. spread out in all directions; disperse; n. diffusion; ex: suffuse

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helm

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steering wheel of a ship; position of control

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unction

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the act of anointing with oil; ex. extreme unction

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humility

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humbleness of spirit

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blotch

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spot; blot; ex: blot+botch

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fecundity

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fertility; fruitfulness; adj. fecund: very productive of crops or young

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buccaneer

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pirate

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tyro

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beginner; novice

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inductive

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pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

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magniloquent

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boastful; pompous

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commemorate

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honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

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sluggard

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lazy person

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tertiary

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third in order or rank

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wag

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shake repeatedly from side to side; ex. The dog wagged its tail; n. humorous person; wit

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unprecedented

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having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

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missive

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letter; written statement; ex: sent

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skirmish

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minor fight; minor battle in war; v.

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deface

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mar; disfigure

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swarthy

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(of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky; ex. swarthy Italian ?

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reverie

A

daydream; abstracted musing

186
Q

knave

A

untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; n. knavery

187
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verity

A

quality of being true; lasting truth or principle; ex. the verity of his testimony; ex. one of the eternal verities

188
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regime

A

method of system or government

189
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rent

A

tear made by rending; rip; split

190
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niggle

A

spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; ex. niggle over details; adj. niggling

191
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abstain

A

refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one’s vote; ±‰±‚‚ì«ô

192
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betroth

A

become engaged to marry

193
Q

matrix

A

point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die; ex. the matrix of Western civilization

194
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comatose

A

in a coma; extremely sleepy

195
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wizardry

A

sorcery; magic

196
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remission

A

temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon; ex. The disease went into remission; ex. Christians pray for the remission of sins.

197
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gory

A

bloody; n. gore: blood (from a wound)

198
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diverge

A

vary; go in different directions from the same point; adj. divergent: differing; deviating

199
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breach

A

breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; v.

200
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ambience

A

environment; atmosphere; ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; adj. ambient: completely surrounding; ex. ambient temperature

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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