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Adumbrate

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outline; indicate

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Cognitive

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concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]

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Deign

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condescend

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Fervid

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passionate

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Gall

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  1. bitterness (bad feeling); 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant
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Levee

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  1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception held by a monarch
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Preternatural

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unnatural; abnormal

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Quell

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suppress

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Score

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(n) written form of music

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Abut

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to adjoin

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Consternation

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worry and concern

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Gavel

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judge�s hammer

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Lien

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right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.

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Parenthesis

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remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]

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Sinewy

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vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]

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Steep

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(v) to soak in water

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Tamp

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to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)

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Venturing

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  1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks]
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Wry

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  1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous
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Arduous

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hard

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Decimated

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kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)

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Fledge

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  1. grow feathers; 2. leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]
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Gouge

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cut or dig out

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Picayune

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insignificant; of little value

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Riveting

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fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

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Soliloquy

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solo speech

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Supplicant

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person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]

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Transcendental

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supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

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Veritable

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true; genuine [verity (n)]

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Divest

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remove; take off

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Eddy

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circular current

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Epaulet

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shoulder decoration

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Fallacy

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wrong idea [fallacious (a)]

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Fringe

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  1. decorative border with tassels (n); 2. to form an edge (v)
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Leaven

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to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.

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Patronize

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  1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of
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Prominent

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  1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious
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Statute

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law [statutory (a)]

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Antipathy

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hatred

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Aver

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affirm

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Expatiate

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speak or write at great length

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Flag

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(v)1. to lose energy; 2. to signal

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Flail

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  1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh (separate grain from chaff); 3. to wave arms about wildly
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Indicted

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accused (of crime)

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Loll

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laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)

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Malign

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slander

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Secure

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(v) 1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain

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Talon

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long pointed nail or claw

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Abeyance

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state of inactivity; disuse

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Disarm

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  1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one�s side [disarming (a)]
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Elaborate

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  1. complex and detailed (a); 2. to expand on (v)
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Foment

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  1. stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids (medical)
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Jockeying

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maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)]

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Minutiae

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small details

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Rue

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regret [rueful (a)]

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Somatic

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concerned with the body

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Stinting

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holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

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Temperate

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moderate

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Allure

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  1. attraction (n); 2. to attract (v)
60
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Caulk

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treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight

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Conscript

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  1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily
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Desultory

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aimless; inconsistent in effort

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Elegy

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poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

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Fallow

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uncultivated

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Forbearing

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tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

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Hegemony

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political domination; complete authority

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Improbity

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lack of honesty or integrity

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Qualm

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hesitation or fear

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Assay

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  1. try; 2. assess purity
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Chauvinist

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someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]

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Discrete

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separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet - prudent; diplomatic]

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Enlist

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  1. sign up for the army; 2. obtain
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Fabricated

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made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication(n)]

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Fulminate

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  1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily
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Hawser

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thick rope or cable

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Jibe

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agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage jibe means mock)

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Peer

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  1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. nobleman
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Stickler

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one who is strict about rules or details

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Cloture

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closure; terminating a debate by voting

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Congruent

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matching [congruency (n)]

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Dally

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waste time; flirt

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Dissemble

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avoid the truth

83
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Dote

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be excessively fond of [doting (a)]

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Errant

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  1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standards
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Fervent

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passionate

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Stomach

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(v) to tolerate

87
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Synapse

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junction between two nerve cells

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Undercutting

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offering a lower price; undermining

89
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Arson

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deliberate,criminal starting of fires

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Carrion

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dead flesh; carcasses

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Intelligible

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can be understood

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Ironclad

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cannot be altered; firm

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Lint

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fluff; soft material used to cover wounds

94
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Pretension

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assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance

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Pundit

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expert

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Pyre

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ceremonial fire

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Sate

A

satisfy

98
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Syncopation

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type of musical rhythm with missed beats

99
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Recess

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Pause; respite

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Knavish

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Dishonest; Unscrupulous

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