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Pusillanimous

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Adj. cowardly

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Qualified

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Adj. Limited; restricted

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Qualified

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Adj. Limited; restricted

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Qualm

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N. Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

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Raconteur

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N. Witty, skillful storyteller

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Raiment

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N. Clothing

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Ramification

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N. Implication; outgrowth; consequence

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Recant

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V. To retract a statement or opinion

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Recluse

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N. Person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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Recondite

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Adj. Abstruse; profound

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Refract

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V. To deflect sound or light

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Intermittent

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Adj. coming and going at intervals, not continuous; occasional

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Refute

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V. To contradict; disprove

N. Refutation

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Relegate

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V. To consign to an inferior position

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Renege

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V. To go back on one’s word

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Reparation

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N. Amends; compensation

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Repine

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V. To fret; complain

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Reproach

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V. To find fault with; blame

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Reprobate

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N. Morally unprincipled person

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Rescind

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V. To cancel

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Resolve

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N. Determination; firmness of purpose

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Abortive

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Adj. Unsuccessful

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Absolve

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V. To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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Accost

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V. To approach and speak to someone

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Acquiesce

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V. To comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree

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Acrimonious

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Adj. Full of spite; bitter; nasty

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Peculate

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V. To embezzle

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Rubric

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N. Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

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Ruse

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N. Trick; crafty stratagem, subterfuge

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Sage

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Adj. wise

N. A wise older person

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Sartorial

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Adj. Pertaining to tailors

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Saturnine

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Adj. Gloomy

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Sedition

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N. Behavior prompting rebellion

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Sedulous

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Adj. Diligent; characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

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Sensuous

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Adj. Relating to the senses; operating through the senses

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Sentient

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Adj. Aware; conscious; able to perceive

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Sextant

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N. Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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Shard

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N. A piece of broken glass or pottery

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Sidereal

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Adj. Relating to the stars

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Simile

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N. Comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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Singular

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Adj. Unique; extraordinary; odd

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Sobriety

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N. Seriousness

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Soliloquy

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N. Literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

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Spendthrift

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N. Person who spends money recklessly

Adj. wasteful and extravagant

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Augment

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V. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

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Stint

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V. To be sparing

N. A period of time spent doing nothing

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Stipulate

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V. To specify as an essential condition

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Striated

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Adj. Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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Stricture

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N. Something that restrains; negative criticism

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Adverse

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Adj. Unfavorable; antagonistic

‘In the face of adversity’

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Affinity

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N. Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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Allocate

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V. To distribute; to assign; to allot

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Aloof

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Adj. Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

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Strut

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V. To swagger; display to impress others

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Stultify

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V. To impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stupefying

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V. To dull the senses of; stun; astonish

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Subpoena

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N. Notice ordering someone to appear in court

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Subside

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V. To settle down; grow quiet

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Substantiate

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V. To support with proof or evidence

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Subsume

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V. To include; incorporate

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Subversive

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Adj. Intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government

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Want

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N. grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life

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Supposition

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N. The act of assuming to be true or real

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Syllogism

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N. A form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion

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Tangential

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Adj. Peripheral; digressing

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Tenet

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N. Belief, doctrine

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Tenuous

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Adj. Weak; insubstantial

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Thespian

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N. An actor or actress

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Theocracy

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N. Government by priests representing a god

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Torque

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N. a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion;
a turning or twisting force

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Tome

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N. Book, usually large and academic

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Tout

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V. To promote or praise energetically

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Transgression

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N. Act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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Travail

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N. Work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

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Treatise

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N. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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Tryst

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N. Agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous

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Tutelary

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Adj. Serving as a guardian or protector

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Uncanny

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Adj. Mysterious; strange

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Undulating

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Adj. Moving in waves

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Usury

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N. Practice of landing money at exorbitant rates

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Valedictory

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Adj. Pertaining to a farewell

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Vapid

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Adj. Tasteless; dull

83
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Vendetta

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N. Prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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Vertigo

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N. Dizziness

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Vexation

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N. Irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

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Viable

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Adj. Practicable; capable of developing

87
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Vindictive

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Adj. Spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

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Visage

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N. Countenance; appearance; aspect

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Vogue

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N. Prevailing fashion or practice

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Vortex

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N. Whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

91
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Vivisection

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N. the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation

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Warrant

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V. To attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization

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Wary

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Adj. Careful; cautious

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Whimsical

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Adj. Fanciful; unpredictable

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Whimsy

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N. A playful or fanciful idea

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Zealot

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N. One who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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Zealotry

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N. Fanaticism

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Zealous

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Adj. Enthusiastically devoted to a cause

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Elusive

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adj. hard to pin down; evasive

100
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Adj. cowardly

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Pusillanimous

101
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N. Marsh; difficult situation

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Quagmire

102
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Adj. Limited; restricted

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Qualified

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N. Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

A

Qualm

104
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N. Witty, skillful storyteller

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Raconteur

105
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N. Clothing

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Raiment

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N. Implication; outgrowth; consequence

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Ramification

107
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V. To retract a statement or opinion

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Recant

108
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N. Person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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Recluse

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Adj. Abstruse; profound

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Recondite

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V. To deflect sound or light

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Refract

111
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Adj. coming and going at intervals, not continuous; occasional

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Intermittent

112
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V. To contradict; disprove

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Refute

113
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V. To consign to an inferior position

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Relegate

114
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V. To go back on one’s word

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Renege

115
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N. Amends; compensation

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Reparation

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V. To fret; complain

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Repine

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V. To find fault with; blame

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Reproach

118
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N. Morally unprincipled person

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Reprobate

119
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V. To cancel

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Rescind

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N. Determination; firmness of purpose

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Resolve

121
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Adj. Unsuccessful

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Abortive

122
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V. To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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Absolve

123
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V. To approach and speak to someone

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Accost

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V. To comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree

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Acquiesce

125
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Adj. Full of spite; bitter; nasty

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Acrimonious

126
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V. To embezzle

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Peculate

127
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N. Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol

A

Rubric

128
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N. Trick; crafty stratagem, subterfuge

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Ruse

129
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Adj. wise

N. a wise older person

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Sage

130
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Adj. Pertaining to tailors

A

Sartorial

131
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Adj. Gloomy

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Saturnine

132
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N. Behavior prompting rebellion

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Sedition

133
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Adj. Diligent; characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

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Sedulous

134
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Adj. Aware; conscious; able to perceive

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Sentient

135
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N. Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

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Sextant

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N. A piece of broken glass or pottery

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Shard

137
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Adj. Relating to the senses; operating through the senses

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Sensuous

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Adj. Relating to the stars

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Sidereal

139
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N. Comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

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Simile

140
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Adj. Unique; extraordinary; odd

A

Singular

141
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N. Seriousness

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Sobriety

142
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N. Literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

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Soliloquy

143
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N. Person who spends money recklessly

Adj. wasteful and extravagant

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Spendthrift

144
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V. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense

A

Augment

145
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V. To be sparing

N. A period of time spent doing nothing

A

Stint

146
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V. To specify as an essential condition

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Stipulate

147
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Adj. Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels

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Striated

148
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N. Something that restrains; negative criticism

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Stricture

149
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Adj. Unfavorable; antagonistic

A

Adverse

150
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N. Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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Affinity

151
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Adj. Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

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Aloof

152
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V. To swagger; display to impress others

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Strut

153
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V. To impair or reduce to uselessness

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Stultify

154
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V. To dull the senses of; stun; astonish

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Stupefying

155
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N. Notice ordering someone to appear in court

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Subpoena

156
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V. To settle down; grow quiet

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Subside

157
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V. To support with proof or evidence

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Substantiate

158
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V. To include; incorporate

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Subsume

159
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Adj. Intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government

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Subversive

160
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N. grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life

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Want

161
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N. The act of assuming to be true or real

A

Supposition

162
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N. A form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion

A

Syllogism

163
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Adj. Peripheral; digressing

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Tangential

164
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N. Belief, doctrine

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Tenet

165
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V. To distribute; to assign; to allot

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Allocate

166
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Adj. Weak; insubstantial

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Tenuous

167
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N. Government by priests representing a god

A

Theocracy

168
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N. An actor or actress

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Thespian

169
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N. a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion;
a turning or twisting force

A

Torque

170
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N. Book, usually large and academic

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Tome

171
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V. To promote or praise energetically

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Tout

172
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N. Act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

A

Transgression

173
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N. Work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

A

Travail

174
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N. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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Treatise

175
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N. Agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous

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Tryst

176
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Adj. Serving as a guardian or protector

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Tutelary

177
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Adj. Mysterious; strange

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Uncanny

178
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Adj. Moving in waves

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Undulating

179
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N. Practice of landing money at exorbitant rates

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Usury

180
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Adj. Pertaining to a farewell

A

Valedictory

181
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Adj. Tasteless; dull

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Vapid

182
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N. Prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

A

Vendetta

183
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N. Dizziness

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Vertigo

184
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N. Irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

A

Vexation

185
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Adj. Practicable; capable of developing

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Viable

186
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Adj. Spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

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Vindictive

187
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N. Countenance; appearance; aspect

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Visage

188
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N. Prevailing fashion or practice

A

Vogue

189
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N. Whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

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Vortex

190
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N. the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation

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Vivisection

191
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V. To attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization

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Warrant

192
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Adj. Careful; cautious

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Wary

193
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Adj. Fanciful; unpredictable

A

Whimsical

194
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N. A playful or fanciful idea

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Whimsy

195
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N. One who is fanatically devoted to a cause

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Zealot

196
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N. Fanaticism

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Zealotry

197
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Adj. Enthusiastically devoted to a cause

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Zealous

198
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adj. hard to pin down; evasive

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Elusive

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