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VOCAB Flashcards

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to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

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refute

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a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official

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affidavit

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lacking some element or characteristic; defective; insufficient; inadequate

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deficient

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a person who questions; an interrogator

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interlocutor

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giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority

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oracular

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strongly emotional; intense or passionate

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vehement

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of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious notice

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frivolous

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contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech

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insolence

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fervor for a person, cause, or object

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zeal

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full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful

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malicious

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to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as in the right to vote

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disenfranchise

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reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

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piety

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to pray humbly to or petition humbly

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supplicate

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the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation

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perjury

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deficient in veneration or respect

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irreverent

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to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings

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exhort

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not within proper or reasonable limits; excessive

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inordinate

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to speak damagingly of or criticize in a derogatory manner

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denigrate

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to speak abusively

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revile

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pleasing in appearance; attractive

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comely

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characterized by lack of order or planning; aimless

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haphazard

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to move or act with haste (swiftness of motion, speed)

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hasten

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to imprison

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incarcerate

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a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge

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inquiry

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to deprive something of value or effectiveness

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nullify

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to find fault with or reproach severely

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upbraid

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agreeable or pleasing in nature

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congenial

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concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading

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deceit

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to establish in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort

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ingratiate

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being in that place or over there

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yonder

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a traveller, especially on foot

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wayfarer

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any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration

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blight

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the means by which atonement or reparation is made

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expiation

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authority, rightful status, or indepedence

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sovereignty

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a person who is habitually inactive or lazy

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sluggard

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to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or do something specified

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balk

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a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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calumny

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38
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to plain with ingenuity; devise or invent

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contrive

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prophet

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augur

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a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations

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quarrel

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to cause or produce as an effect

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beget

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to irritate, annoy, or provoke

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vex

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disdainfully proud, snobbish, or scornfully arrogant

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haughty

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the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence or proof

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conjecture

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45
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to invoke or call down evil or curses as upon a person

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imprecate

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unwavering as in resolution, faith, or adherance

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steadfast

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47
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to putrefy or rot

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fester

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the act of killing one’s father, mother, or other close relatives

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parricide

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49
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a group of persons or things gathered or collected

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assemblage

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50
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excess; an excessive amount

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surfeit

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a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy

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aversion

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52
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outward aspect or appearance; the slightest appearance or trace

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semblance

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53
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to attribute or ascribe

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impute

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to find fault with or blame

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reproach

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to accustom, as to a particular situation

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habituate

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abundance of money, property, or other material goods; riches or wealth

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affluence

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to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate

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perturb

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to indicate in advance; to foreshadow

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portend

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high in station, rank, or repute; prominent or distinguished

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eminent

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to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex

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bewilder

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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched

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abject

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haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

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supercilious

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disturbed as in one’s composure or self-possessor; perturbed; ruffled

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disconcerted

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to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse

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confound

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a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference

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inclination

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anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, or a clause)

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solicitous

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to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by a to)

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inure

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride; to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.)

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pique

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immoderate in indulgence of appetite or passion

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intemperate

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to pass or move over, along, or through

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traverse

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a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility

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dotage

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accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive)

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wont

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the arrangement and union of the constituent parts of anything; constitution; structure

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contexture

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firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

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obstinate

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mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium

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equanimity

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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

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magnanimous

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sluggish inactivity or inertia

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torpor

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a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device

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contraption

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change

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capricious

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to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

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prostrate

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an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women

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cad

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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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decorum

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a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling

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vocation

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to free or release from entanglement; disengage

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extricate

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to dry thoroughly; dry up

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desiccate

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a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief

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respite

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emitting rays of light; shining or bright

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radiant

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high pitched and piercing in sound quality

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shrill

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to strike or blot out; erase or obliterate

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expunge

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morally ignoble or base; vile

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sordid

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endowed with or characterized by a hearty joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship

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jovial

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pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; a display intended to impress others

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ostentation

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to praise

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exalt

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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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lugubrious

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at the outer or lower limits; minimum for requirements, almosr insufficient

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marginal

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chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent

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paramount

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reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested

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aloof

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constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive

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assiduous

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pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth

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terrestrial

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having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

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sagacious

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any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deep seated

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malady

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lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

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languid

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to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken

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enervate

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to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often follow by on or upon)

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dwell

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an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

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subterfuge

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the state of being behind or late especially in the fulfillment of a duty, promise, or obligation

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arrears

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any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer

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interdict

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a sheath for a sword

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scabbard

109
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a scolding, vicious woman; hag or shrew

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harridan

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a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room

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Alcove

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A building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters

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Warren

112
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To treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper

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Coddle

113
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To mend torn clothing

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Darn

114
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A community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior

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Convent

115
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A lack of energy or vitality

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Languor

116
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a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death)

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entropy

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the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system

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cosmos

118
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to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel

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dissipate

119
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a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three

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hyperspace

120
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an indefinitely long period of time; age

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eon

121
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an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard

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lapse

122
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to spread or scatter widely or thinly

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diffuse

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the point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun

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aphelion

124
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a direct or exact opposite

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antipode

125
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inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd

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lascivious

126
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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed

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rapacious

127
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a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money

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miser

128
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wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober

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prudent

129
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extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

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parsimony

130
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the aggregate of one’s property

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patrimony

131
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the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn

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contempt

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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right

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usurp

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not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances

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malcontent

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