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isotope

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varying from of an element

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discord

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conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)

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bereaved

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deprived of (someone beloved through death)

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recreant

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disloyal; cowardly; n. disloyal and cowardly person

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mangle

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tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; ex. badly mangled bodies

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austere

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forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; ex. a monk’s austere life; ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; n. austerity

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pine

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long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline

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calculated

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deliberately planned; likely

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cogitate

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think over; ponder

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beseech

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beg; plead with

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adage

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wise saying; proverb

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relegate

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put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; ex. relegate the old furniture to the children’s room; ex. relegated to the second division

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hoary

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white with age

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incompatible

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inharmonious; n. incompatibility

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jeopardize

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endanger; imperil; put at risk; n. jeopardy: danger

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tentative

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not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; ex. tentative agreement/reply

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irrepressible

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unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back

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cupidity

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greed (for wealth); ex: cupid; ex: Cupid

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toxic

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poisonous; n. toxicity

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sleigh

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large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice

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heresy

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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; adj. heretical; ex: heretic

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season

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enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; n. seasoning: something used in seasoning

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frigid

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intensely cold; cold in manner; ex. frigid zone

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agnostic

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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

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imperturbable

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unshakably calm; placid

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demeanor

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behavior; bearing

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dowry

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money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage

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arable

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fit for growing crops; ex. arable land

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extradition

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surrender of prisoner by one state to another; ex. extradition treaty; v. extradite

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gusty

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windy

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intrinsic

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essential; inherent; built-in

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squelch

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produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; ex: ç¿é‘ËÈ Ë¤ÀÁ?? ?‰ËÈ ¦¤

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ventral

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abdominal

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legato

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(of music) played smoothly

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compassion

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sympathy for the suffering of others; adj. compassionate

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annals

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records arranged in yearly parts; history

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iniquitous

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wicked; immoral; unrighteous; n. iniquity; ex. den of iniquity

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demolition

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destruction; v. demolish

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ample

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enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; ex. ample opportunity/garden; n. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space

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chapel

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small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)

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fiat

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command; arbitrary order; ex. presidential fiat; ex: let it be done

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parchment

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writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat

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studious

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given to diligent study

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yore

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time long past; ex. in the days of yore

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forte

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strong point or special talent in a person’s character

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oracular

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of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; n. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle

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simplistic

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oversimplified

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paltry

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insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; ex. paltry sum; ex: trash

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conspiracy

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treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)

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adjuration

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solemn urging; v. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly

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transition

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going from one state of action to another

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coercion

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use of force to get someone to object; compelling; v. coerce

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zephyr

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gentle breeze; west wind

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potent

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powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential

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catapult

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slingshot; hurling machine; v. fire from catapult

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prattle

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talk idly; babble; n. ex: prate

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lien

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legal claim or right on a property

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anticlimax

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letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting

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optometrist

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one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects

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masochist

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person who enjoys his own pain; ex: masochism

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doldrums

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blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; ex. in the doldrums

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putrefy

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make or become putrid; n. putrefaction

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indissoluble

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permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

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waif

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homeless child or animal; ex. waifs and strays

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seasonal

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of a particular season; ex. seasonal rise in employment

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tranquillity

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calmness; peace

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extenuate

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weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)

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knit

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contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; ex. knit the brow; ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.

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pulsate

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throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly

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stigma

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token of disgrace; brand; v. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful

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genre

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particular variety of art or literature

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); ex. oil magnate

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shoddy

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made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; ex. shoddy goods/trick

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prognosticate

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predict (according to present indications)

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fete(f\^ete)

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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; n. (outdoor) festival or feast; ex: feast

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substantive

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substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; ex. substantive issues

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amorous

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moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; ex. amorous advances

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jurisdiction

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right and power to apply the law; authority

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garrulous

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loquacious; wordy; talkative; n. garrulity

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rescind

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repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)

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thrall

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slave; bondage; slavery; ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; ex: enthrall

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insidious

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treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; ex. insidious spreading of dry rot

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oblivious

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inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)

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edict

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decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command

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application

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diligent attention; diligence; v. apply oneself

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salvage

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rescue (goods or property) from loss; n. saving; property saved

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scurry

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move hastily; hurry; move briskly

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flashy

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showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance

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plutocracy

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society ruled by the wealthy

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lofty

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very high

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reaper

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one who harvests grain; ex. the Grim Reaper; v. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop

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kismet

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fate; destiny; ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.

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engulf

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surround and swallow up

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facetious

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joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous

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corrugated

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wrinkled; ridged

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taxonomist

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specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); ex: taxonomy: science of classification

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microcosm

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small representative world; world in miniature; ex. microcosm of English society

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brink

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edge (at the top of a cliff); ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon

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optional

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not compulsory; left to one’s choice; n. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; ex. have no option; ex. two options

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pretext

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excuse

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sanctuary

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place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.

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fumble

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move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; n.

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forebears(forbears)

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ancestors

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implication

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something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating

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quell

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suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion’’ in newspaper; ex: kill

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pummel

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pommel; beat or pound with fists

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sardonic

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scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; ex. sardonic smile

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grovel

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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner

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chore

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daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task

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intervene

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come between; interfere; ex. intervened to prevent a fight; n. intervention

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snuffle

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sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)

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rusticate

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banish to the country; dwell in the country

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riveting

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holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing

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raze

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destroy completely; ex. raze the city to the ground

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pervasive

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spread throughout; v. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate

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sluice

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artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)

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caliber

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ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; ex. work of very high caliber

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gibe

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mock; make jeering remarks; n. jeering remarks

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unceremonious

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not done politely without due formalities

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neologism

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new or newly coined word or phrase

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adverse

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going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile

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bleak

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cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing

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amazon

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female warrior

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humid

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damp; n. humidity

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desolate

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make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; OP. effrontery

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comeback

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retort; quick clever reply; return to former status

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heyday

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time of greatest success or power; prime

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bigot

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one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)

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aplomb

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poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence

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spurn

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reject disdainfully; scorn; ex. She spurned all offers of help.

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trifling

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trivial; unimportant

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thrifty

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careful about money; economical; n. thrift

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jingoist

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extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; n. jingoism: extreme nationalism

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equestrian

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rider on horseback; adj.

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pugilist

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boxer; ex: pugilism: boxing

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phobia

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morbid fear

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apiary

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a place where bees are kept

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pique

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irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); v. provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; ex. pique her curiosity

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disenfranchise

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disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise

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indifferent

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unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad

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spate

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sudden flood or rush; ex. spate of accidents

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harrowing

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agonizing; distressing; traumatic; v. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; n. farming machine to break up the earth

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desiccate

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dry up

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remunerative

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(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; v. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble

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constitution

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constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; ex. men with strong constitutions

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bar

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railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; ex. prisoner at the bar; v. shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; ex: barrister

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vegetate

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live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); ex: vegetation: plants of an area; ex: vegetarian; ex: vegan

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dwindle

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shrink; reduce gradually

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scruple

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hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; n. uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience

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tome

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large volume; book

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carousal

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drunken revel; v. carouse

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allure

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entice; attract; tempt

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sonnet

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14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern

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miscreant

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wretch; wrongdoer; villain; ex. kindness to the miscreant; ex: believe

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surfeit

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satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; n. surfeiting; excessive amount; ex. surfeit of food

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invert

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turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of

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scuffle

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struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; n. ex: scuffling twins ?

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respite

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time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve

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gentility

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those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel

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wholesome

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conducive to mental or physical health; healthful

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boisterous

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violent; rough; noisy

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galvanic

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of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; ex: Luigi Galvani

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satiate

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satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; n. satiety: condition of being satiated

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indigence

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poverty

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pedant

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scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities

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swell

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long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; v.

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expostulation

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protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; v. expostulate

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grotesque

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fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)

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nether

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lower; ex. nether garments/regions

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agenda

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items of business at a meeting

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pontifical

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pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; ex: pontiff: pope; bishop

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passive

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not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance

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witless

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lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic

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traumatic

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(of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; n. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage

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deflect

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turn aside; turn away from a straight course

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viand

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food; ex: live

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extort

A

wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; ex: extortionate: exorbitant

180
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bromide

A

platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement

181
Q

circuit

A

closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place

182
Q

cull

A

pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); n.

183
Q

verge

A

border; edge, rim, or margin; ex. on the verge of: very near to; v. border on

184
Q

ransack

A

search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.

185
Q

drastic

A

strong; violent and severe; ex. drastic changes/measures

186
Q

buxom

A

full-bosomed; plump; jolly

187
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brand

A

trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; v. mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; ex. The press branded him a liar.

188
Q

stealth

A

action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; adj. stealthy

189
Q

retiring

A

shy and reserved (of a person); modest; ex. her retiring personality

190
Q

consanguinity

A

kinship; relationship by birth

191
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exuberance

A

overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; adj. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly

192
Q

acrophobia

A

fear of heights

193
Q

mannered

A

affected; not natural; ex. mannered way of speech

194
Q

dispirited

A

lacking in spirit

195
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squabble

A

minor quarrel; bickering; v. engage in a minor quarrel; ex. squabbling children

196
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absolute

A

complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; ex. absolute honesty/ruler; ex: absolutism

197
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caprice

A

whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

198
Q

glitter

A

shine brightly with flashing points of light; ex. glittering diamond ring; n. sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; ex. glitter of the sun on the waves

199
Q

autopsy

A

examination of a dead body; postmortem; v.

200
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kernel

A

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

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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