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browbeat

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bully; intimidate

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incorrigible

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uncorrectable

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homespun

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domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; ex. homespun philosophy

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subtlety

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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; adj. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning

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quarantine

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isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection; v. isolate in quarantine

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copious

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plentiful

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befuddle

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confuse thoroughly

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venue

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location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); ex: come

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runic

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mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; n. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm

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juxtapose

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place side by side; ex: next

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ungainly

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(of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; ex. ungainly dancer/instrument

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impending

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nearing; approaching; about to happen

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grumble

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complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; n.

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delineate

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portray; depict; sketch; describe; n. delineation

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polar

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of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; ex. polar opposites

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uproarious

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marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny

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condign

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adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved

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aspire

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seek to attain (position or status); long for; ex. aspire to become president; ex. aspire to/after the leadership

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granulate

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form into grains or granules; n. granule: grain or particle

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bristling

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rising like bristles; showing irritation

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drip

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fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; n. action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops

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consensus

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general agreement; opinion reached by a group

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throes

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violent anguish

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resolution

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determination; resoluteness; adj. resolute: firm or determined in purpose

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vaporize

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turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)

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comely

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attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance

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dys-

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abnormal; impaired

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suture

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stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; v. sew together a wound

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outmoded

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no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned

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gerrymander

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change voting district lines in order to favor a political party; n. ex: Elbridge Gerry + (sala)mander

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.

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inert

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inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; ex. chemically inert; n. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state

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arch-

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chief; first; ex. archbishop

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nicety

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precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; ex. distinguish between niceties

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decipher

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decode; ex: indecipherable

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accessible

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easy to approach; obtainable

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disquietude

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uneasiness; anxiety; v. disquiet: make anxious

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dissolution

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disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; adj. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life

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rebuff

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reject bluntly; snub; beat back; ex. She rebuffed his invitation; n.

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chivalrous

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courteous; faithful; brave; n. chivalry

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; adj. deprecatory

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dissident

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dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; n.

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jollity

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gaiety; cheerfulness; adj. jolly: merry; gay

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hideous

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repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant; ex. hideous face/scream

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disingenuous

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not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous

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requisition

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formal demand or request; ex. requisition for more computing equipment; v.

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distract

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take (one’s attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; adj. distracted

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brooch

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ornamental clasp; pin

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regicide

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murder of a king or queen

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natation

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swimming

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larder

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pantry; place where food is kept

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amplify

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increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; ex. amplify one’s remarks with a graph

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detrimental

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harmful; damaging; n. detriment

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grouch

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bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; v. complain; grumble

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wispy

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thin; slight; barely discernible

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aloft

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upward; high up in the air

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amenable

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obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; ex. He is very amenable; ex. amenable to the usual tests

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wistful

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sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing

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sustain

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suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners

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colloquial

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pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; n. colloquialism: colloquial expression

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scion

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detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant

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substantiate

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support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify

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anemia

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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; adj. anemic

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intermediary

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intermediate; acting as a mediator; n. mediator; go-between

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encumber

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burden; n. encumbrance

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hamper

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obstruct; prevent the free movement of; n. ?€á‡‚¡Ëí?» Ë‚¼? µ”ËÈ «‹«å ?ô±ü«ì

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simian

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monkeylike; n. ape or monkey

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impromptu

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without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment

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pomposity

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self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); adj. pompous: self-important

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apostate

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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; n. apostasy

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primate

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group of mammals including humans

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superfluous

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excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; n. superfluity

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negligible

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so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded

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finished

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properly made and complete; ex. finished product/performance

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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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litigation

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lawsuit; n. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; v. litigate

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vernacular

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living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; ex. lapse into the vernacular

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desecrate

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profane; violate the sanctity of

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dilate

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expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)

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elastic

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able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change; ex. elastic plans; n. elastic material

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wrath

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anger; fury

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tantamount

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equivalent in effect or value; ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; ex: amount

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check

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stop motion; curb or restrain

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guise

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outward appearance; costume; ex. in a new guise

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paraphernalia

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equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; ex. photographic paraphernalia; ex: married woman’s property exclusive of her dowry

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tendentious

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promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; ex: tend: move in a certain direction

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mausoleum

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monumental tomb; large stately tomb; ex: Mausolos

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outfit

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clothing or equipment for a special purpose; ex. cowboy outfit

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jocose

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given to(having a tendency of) joking

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succulent

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juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; n. succulent plant such as a cactus

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prize

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pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; ex. his most prized possession; n. something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship)

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forbearance

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patience; forgiveness; v. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; ex. forbear to send him to prison

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unwieldy

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awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable

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witticism

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witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)

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entail

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make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; ex. entail A on/upon B

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squalor

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condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; adj. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; ex. squalid story

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dignitary

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person of high rank or position

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lout

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clumsy person; adj. loutish; ex: from countrysides ?

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pass_off

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present falsely; represent falsely to be

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prepossessing

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attractive; ex: preoccupying ?

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mercenary

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motivated solely by money or gain; n.

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quandary

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dilemma; state of uncertainty; ex. She is in a quandary about whether to go.

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facsimile

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copy

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relevant

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having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; n. relevance, relevancy

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

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freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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capsize

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(of a boat) turn over

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shuffle

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mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; n.

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unearth

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dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal

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pilfer

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steal things of small value; filch; snitch

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abjure

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renounce upon oath

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welter

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wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood);

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industrious

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diligent; hard-working; n. industry

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writhe

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twist in coils; contort in pain

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reprimand

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reprove severely; rebuke; n.

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abhor

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detest; hate

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petty

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trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded

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obituary

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death notice (esp. in a newspaper); adj.

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adversary

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opponent; enemy

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defunct

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dead; no longer in use or existence

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obese

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excessively fat; n. obesity

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eon(aeon)

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long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras

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shunt

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move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack; ex. shunt traffic around an accident; n.

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insipid

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lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; ex. insipid food/character

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friction

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clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against

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larceny

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theft; ex. petit larceny

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knotty

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intricate; difficult; tangled; ex: knot

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beholden

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obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude

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privy

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secret; hidden; not public; made a participant in something secret; ex. privy chamber government; ex. be privy to a discussion; ex: private

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plait

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braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; ex. plaited hair; n. braided length as of hair o fabric; ex: pigtail, ponytail

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ostensible

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apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition

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implement

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put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools; ex. implement the plan/suggestion; n. tool or instrument

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niggardly

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meanly stingy; parsimonious; n. niggard: stingy person

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harbor

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give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; n. place of shelter; refuge

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pedigree

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ancestry; lineage

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fanfare

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call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display

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guileless

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without deceit

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antidote

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remedy to counteract a poison or disease; ex. antidote to the economic troubles

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aggrandize

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make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; n. aggrandizement

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sate

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satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy

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bridle

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harness fitted about a horse’s head (used to restrain); curb; check; v. put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger

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dubious

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questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; n. dubiety

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upbraid

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reprimand; severely scold

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figurative

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not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech

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forward

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presumptuous or bold

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tempo

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speed of music

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pristine

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unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive; ex. an old book in pristine condition

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debilitate

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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble

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retrieve

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recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; ex. retrieve the situation

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remiss

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negligent; careless about a duty

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mire

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entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; n. bog; deep mud; ex. sucked deeper into the mire

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embroil

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throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; ex: imbroglio

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meek

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submissive; patient and long-suffering

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assert

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state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); ex. assert one’s independence

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amorphous

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formless; lacking shape or definition

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quadruped

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four-footed animal; adj. ex: biped

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epitaph

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inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)

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libertine

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debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou'e; ex: free

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castrate

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remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

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aversion

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firm dislike

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occult

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mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; ex: mysterious to human ?; OP. bare

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physiognomy

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face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features

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mangy

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shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance

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progeny

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children; offspring; descendants

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quixotic

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idealistic but impractical; ex: Don Quixote

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luster

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shine; gloss (of a polished surface)

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mirage

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unreal reflection; optical illusion

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knead

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mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands); ex. knead dough

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explicate

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explain in detail; interpret; clarify; ex: explicable

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medium

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element that is a creature’s natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through

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exotic

A

not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; ex. exotic flower/dress

173
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seedy

A

run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; ex. seedy downtown hotel

174
Q

impudence

A

impertinence; insolence

175
Q

crabbed

A

sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting

176
Q

charm

A

quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; v. attract; cast a spell on; bewitch

177
Q

matrimony

A

state of being married

178
Q

chant

A

tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; v. sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant

179
Q

analogous

A

comparable; similar

180
Q

nova

A

star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness

181
Q

pulverize

A

crush or grind into very small particles

182
Q

spasmodic

A

fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; n. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion

183
Q

institutionalize

A

make into an institution; put or confine in an institution

184
Q

grapple

A

wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; ex. grapple with the burglar

185
Q

legerdemain

A

sleight(dexterity) of hand; ex: light of hand

186
Q

comprise

A

include; consist of

187
Q

mammoth

A

gigantic; enormous

188
Q

vantage

A

position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); ex: vantagepoint

189
Q

fanaticism

A

excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; n. fanatic; adj. fanatic

190
Q

abusive

A

coarsely insulting; physically harmful

191
Q

tablet

A

small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; ex. stone tablet on the wall

192
Q

uninhibited

A

unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings

193
Q

tickle

A

touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please

194
Q

sully

A

defile; soil; tarnish; ex. sully one’s hands in menial labor

195
Q

ravage

A

devastate; plunder; despoil; ex. crops ravaged by storms

196
Q

wreak

A

inflict; ex. wreak one’s vengeance on

197
Q

wince

A

move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.

198
Q

prognosis

A

forecasted course of a disease; prediction; ex: prognostic

199
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absolve

A

pardon (an offense)

200
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strangle

A

kill by choking or suffocating; suppress

Barrons Vocabulary (25 decks)

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