Test Words Flashcards
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Abhor
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To hate very much, to detest utterly
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Abominate
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To strongly dislike, to regard with intense aversion or loathing
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Abridge
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To shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail
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Abstruse
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Hard to understand
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Abut
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To border upon; to adjoin
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Abyss
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Bottomless pit; a yawning gulf; a profound depth or void
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Accolade
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An award, an honor; approval, praise
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Adjunct
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Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant
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Affidavit
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A sworn written statement
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Affinity
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A natural attraction; kinship; similarity
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Aftermath
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Events following some occurrence; a consequence of
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Aggrandize
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To increase in size; enlarge, to cause, to appear greater in power, influence
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Ajar
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Partially open
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Alienate
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To make hostile; to cause to feel unwelcome or estranged
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Alleviate
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To make less severe; to relieve, to lessen
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Allure
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To entice with something desirable; tempt; power of attraction
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Aloof
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Distant, reserved in manner; uninvolved
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Also-Ran
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One who is defeated in a race, election, or competition; loser
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Altercation
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A heated quarrel
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Alternative
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The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, a situation presenting such a choice
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Ambiance
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Mood, feeling; general atmosphere
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Amenable
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Agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give to the wishes of another
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Amplify
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To make larger, louder, or more powerful
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Appalling
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Filling with dismay; causing horror or consternation
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Aptitude
Capacity for learning; natural ability
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Archaic
Belonging to an earlier time, ancient; outdated
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Arduous
Hard, difficult, tiresome
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Artisan
A worker skilled in a craft
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Askew
To one side; crooked; awry; sidelong look of contempt
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Aspire
To seek, attain, or achieve a goal
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Assuage
To soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lessen
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Astute
Quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen
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Asunder
In separate parts; apart from each other in position
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Atrophy
To wither away
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Atypical
Not typical, abnormal
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Austere
Stern, as in manner; without excess, unadorned, severely simple and plain
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Badger
To tease, annoy , harass persistently
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Ballistics
The study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles
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Antecedent
Going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another
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Anterior
Situated in front
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Balm
Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
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Beget
To give birth to; to create
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Beleaguer
To besiege; beset, surround, harass
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Bereave
To deprive and make desolate, esp. by death; to deprive by force
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Beset
To harass; to surround
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Bizarre
Extremely unconventional or far-fetched
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Blather
To talk nonsensically
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Bleak
Depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
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Bludgeon
To hit or attack with heavy impact; a short, heavy thick club that has one end larger than the other
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Bucolic
Rural or rustic in nature, country- like
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Bullwark
A defensive wall; something serving as a principal defense
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Cache
A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a hiding place
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Cacophony
Harsh sounds
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Cajole
To wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to do
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Callous
Unfeeling, insensitive
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Callow
Immature and inexperienced
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Candor
Truthfulness, sincere honesty
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Capacious
Roomy, able to hold much
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Castigate
To criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing
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Catapult
To launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot
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Catharsis
An emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal
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Caucus
A meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions
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Cerebral
Of or relating to the brain or the intellect
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Certify
To confirm formally; verify
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Chasm
A deep opening in the earths surface; a gorge; differences of opinion, interests, loyalties
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Chattel
An item of personal, movable property; slave
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Chide
To scold; to voice disapproval
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Chronic
Continuing for a long time; continuous
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Circa
At, in, or of approximately; at an estimated historical time period
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Citadel
A fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold
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Claimant
A person making a claim
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Cloister
A tranquil, secluded place
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Commodious
Spacious, roomy, capacious
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Comprise
To consist of; to include, to contain, to be made up of
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Congenial
Pleasant to be around; social, agreeable
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Connoisseur
An expert, particularly in matters of art and taste
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Consensus
General agreement
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Coterie
A circle of close associates or friends
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Countenance
A person’s face, especially the expression
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Coup
The violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment
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Couture
Fashion designs, clothes made by fashion designers
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Cower
To cringe in fear; to shrink away
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Cranny
A small opening as in a wall or rock face
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Craven
Lacking the least bit or courage; cowardly
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Creditor
A person or entity to whom money is owned
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Criterion
A standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgement
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Cubism
A style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes
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Curtail
To truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from
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Curvilinear
Formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines
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Damper
One that depresses or restrains; a dulling or deadening influence
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Dauntless
Fearless; unintimidated
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Dearth
Scarcity; lack
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Debacle
A sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure
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Debase
To lower in quality, character, or value
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Decree
An order hacking the force of law
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Deduce
To come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence
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Defame
To libel or slander; take away a good name
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Deft
Skillful, dexterous
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Demagogue
A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people
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Demonic
One who works devilishly (a demon for work), having a persistent force or drive; fiendish
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Demur
To object, to make exception
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Denounce
To condemn; to expose critically
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Desiccate
To dry out completely; dehydrate
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Dilemma
A difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavorable; any problem or predicament
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Disparage
To belittle, say uncomplimentary things; to put down
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Dispel
To drive away; to dissipate
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Disperse
To scatter in various directions; distribute widely
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Dissolution
The breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract
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Divine
To foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
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Docile
Easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
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Ensemble
A coordinated outfit or costume; a musical group
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Entice
To lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion
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Entomb
To place in or as if in a tomb, or a grave
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Entomology
The scientific study of insects
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Entreat
To ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg
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Erudite
Deeply learned, scholarly
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Euphonious
Pleasing to the ear
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Evade
To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer
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Evoke
To summon forth, call to mind, awaken, produce, suggest
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Exhume
To dig up from a grave; to bring to light, uncover
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Elapse
To pass or go by (said of time)
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Elfin
Small and sprightly; mischievous, fairylike
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Embellish
To beauty by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to
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Embody
To give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system
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Emit
To send or give out; to express, utter
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Emulate
To attempt to equal or surpass; especially through imitation
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Endure
To carry on through despite hardships; to put up with
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Engulf
To surround or enclose completely
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Enrage
To put in a rage; infuriate, anger
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Enrapture
To delight, to thrill or give pleasure
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Expunge
To remove; to delete; to erase
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Facilitate
To make easier, to help bring about
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Fathom
To understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of
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Fawn
To show affection
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Feign
To give a false appearance; to pretend
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Fester
To generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation
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Fetish
Any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted
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Fickle
Often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent
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Fjord
A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
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Fleece
To defraud, swindle; also the wool of a sheep or similar animal `
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Forage
To search or hunt for food and provisions
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Forbear
To do without; to leave alone; to refrain from; to abstain
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Forsake
To abandon, to give up, to renounce
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Fortuitous
Good fortune occurring by accident or chance
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Fraught
Teeming with; laden; full; involving; accompanied by
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Gamin
A neglected boy left to run about in the streets
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Gazebo
An outdoor structure with a roof and open sides
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Generalize
General rather than specific; to form a general conclusion
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Giddy
A light-headed sensation; dizzy; lightheartedly silly
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Gird
To encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action
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Girth
The distance around something; circumference
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Gloat
To brag greatly
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Glutton
One who eats or consumes a great deal; having capacity to receive or withstand something
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Gossamer
Delicate floating cobwebs; a sheer gauzy fabric; something delicate, light, flimsy
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Grandiloquent
Attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures
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Grandiose
Grand and impressive, especially flashy and showy
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Guile
Cunning, deceitfulness; artfulness
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Guise
Appearance, semblance
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Harangue
A lecture, berate; along bombastic speech
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Harrowing
Extremely distressing; disturbing or frightening
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Herbicide
A substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds
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Histrionic
Overly dramatic, theatrical
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Hoard
To accumulate for future use; stockpile
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Hovel
A small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed
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Husbandry
The cultivation, production, and/or management of resources of edible plants or animals
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Idiosyncrasy
A behavioral quirk; a person’s idea about behavior different from the others
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Impede
To obstruct or interfere with; to delay
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Incite
To arouse to action
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Incongruous
Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
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Infamy
An evil reputation; extreme disgrace
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Herbicide
A substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds
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Histrionic
Overly dramatic, theatrical
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Hoard
To accumulate for future use; stockpile
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Hovel
A small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed
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Husbandry
The cultivation, production, and/or management of resources of edible plants or animals
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Idiosyncrasy
A behavioral quirk; a person’s idea about behavior different from the others
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Impede
To obstruct or interfere with; to delay
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Incite
To arouse to action
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Incongruous
Not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in
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Infamy
An evil reputation; extreme disgrace
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Insouciant
Calm and carefree; lighthearted
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Intervene
To come between; to mediate, to occur between times
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Inveigle
To tempt or persuade by using deception or flattery
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Irascible
Easily angered, irritable
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Joust
To engage in combat or competition; any combat suggestive of a joust
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Karma
Fate, destiny; the force generated by a person’s good or bad actions
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Laconic
Brief, using few words
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Lament
To express sorrow or regret; to mourn
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Languish
To become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength
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Lassitude
A condition of weariness; fatigue
