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Amities

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n. friendly relationship

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Amelioration

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n. improvement

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Ambulatory

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adj. able to walk around

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Ambles

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v. to walk or move at a slow pace

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Aloof

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adj. distant; detached

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Allay

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v. to dimish or put at rest

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Aleatory

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adj. random

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Improbity

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n. lack of honesty

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Importune

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v. to beg; solicit

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Impious

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adj. wicked

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Impecunious

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adj. having little or no money

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Immutable

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adj. unchanging

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Immoderate

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adj. excessive or extreme

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Illusory

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adj. based on illusion; deceptive

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Ignominious

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adj. deserving or causing public disgrace

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Hypocritical

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adj. insincere

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Hypochondriacs

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n. a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

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Husband

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v. to use economically

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Hortatory

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adj. tending or aiming to exhort (strongly encourage)

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Hone

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v. sharpen

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Homonym

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n. a word that sounds the same as another word

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Homiletics

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n. art of preaching and giving sermons

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Hoary

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adj. old and trite

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Hinterland

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n. an area lying beyond what is visible or known

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Languish

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v. to make weaker

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Languid

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adj. tired and slow

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Lampoon

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v. to mock or deride

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Lacunae

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n. an unfilled space or interval; a gap

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Lachrymose

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adj. tearful; sad

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Labile

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adj. liable to change

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Klutzy

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n. clumsy or awkward person

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Jurisprudent

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n. (adj.) a legal system

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Jurisprudence

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n. science or study of law

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Judicious

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adj. wise

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Jounce

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v. to bounce up and down

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Jouissance

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n. physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy

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Jocund

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adj. cheerful and light

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Iridescent

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adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change

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Ire

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n. anger

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Inviolable

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adj. cannot be broken, infringed, or dishonored

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Eddy

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n. circular current; v. (of air, water, or smoke) move in a circular way

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Puerile

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adj. childish

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Bilk

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v. to cheat; defraud

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Beguile

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v. to charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way

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Solicitousness

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adj. characterized by or showing interest or concern

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Excoriation

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n. censure or criticize severely

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Prudence

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n. caution; wisdom

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Vertiginous

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adj. causing vertigo

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Sanguinary

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adj. causing much bloodshed jejune, modish

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Effected

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v. to cause or accomplish

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Defoliate

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v. cause leaves to fall off

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Cosset

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v. care for and protect in an overprotective way

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Indelible

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adj. cannot be wiped out

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Phlegmatic

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adj. calm; imperturbable

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Convoked

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v. call together or summon (an assembly or meeting)

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Effulgent

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adj. brightly shining

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Suborn

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v. to bribe to commit an unlawful act such as perjury

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Disquieted

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adj. feeling of anxiety or worry

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Auspicious

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adj. favorable; promising to turn out well

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Corpulent

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adj. fat

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Caprices

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n. a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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Meretricious

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adj. falsely attractive; tawdry

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Belie

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v. fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation)

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Rococo

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adj. extravagantly ornate

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Exact

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v. demand and obtain from someone; inflict (revenge) on someone

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Tendentious

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adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp a controversial one

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Minatory

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adj. expressing or conveying a threat

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Docile

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adj. ready to accept control or instruction

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Largess

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n. generosity

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Garish

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adj. obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

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Posterity

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n. future generations

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Parlous

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adj. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious

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Replete

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adj. filled or well-supplied with something

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Exasperated

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v. to irritate intensely; frustrated and annoyed

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Convivial

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adj. friendly lively and enjoyable

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Soothsayer

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n. fortuneteller

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Bulwark

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n. fortification; barricades

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Daguerreotype

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n. forerunner of the photograph

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Pith

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n. forceful or concise expression; the essence of something

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Dotard

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n. an old person, esp. one who has become weak or senile

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Akimbo

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adv. flung out wildly

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Glib

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adj. (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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Levity

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n. humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect

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Fecund

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adj. fertile

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Palisade

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n. fence made of posts

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Indignant

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adj. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Ecumenical

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adj. representing a number of different Christian churches

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Upbraid

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v. reprimand

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Deference

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n. respect

90
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Luxuriant

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adj. rich and profuse (abundant) in growth

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Deride

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v. ridicule; mock

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Rectitude

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n. morally correct behavior or thinking righteousness

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Hidebound

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adj. rigid in opinions

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Precarious

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adj. dependent on chance; risky

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Centurion

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n. roman soldier

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Sanguine

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adj. optimistic or positive, esp in difficult or bad situations

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Verdant

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adj. of bright green color of lush grass

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Quotidian

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adj. ordinary; daily

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Dogmatic

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adj. having stubbornly held opinions

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Facile

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adj. having simplistic or superficial knowledge or approach; (of success, esp. in sports) easily achieved; effortless

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Shrewd

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adj. having or showing sharp powers of judgment

102
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Prescient

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adj. having or showing knowledge of events beforehand

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n. friendly relationship

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Amities

104
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n. improvement

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Amelioration

105
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adj. able to walk around

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Ambulatory

106
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to walk or move at a slow pace

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Ambles

107
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. distant; detached

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Aloof

108
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to dimish or put at rest

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Allay

109
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. random

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Aleatory

110
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. lack of honesty

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Improbity

111
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to beg; solicit

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Importune

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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. wicked

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Impious

113
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. having little or no money

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Impecunious

114
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adj. unchanging

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Immutable

115
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. excessive or extreme

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Immoderate

116
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. based on illusion; deceptive

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Illusory

117
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. deserving or causing public disgrace

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Ignominious

118
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. insincere

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Hypocritical

119
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a person who is abnormally anxious about their health

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Hypochondriacs

120
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to use economically

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Husband

121
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tending or aiming to exhort (strongly encourage)

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Hortatory

122
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. sharpen

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Hone

123
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a word that sounds the same as another word

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Homonym

124
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. art of preaching and giving sermons

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Homiletics

125
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. old and trite

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Hoary

126
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an area lying beyond what is visible or known

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Hinterland

127
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make weaker

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Languish

128
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tired and slow

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Languid

129
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to mock or deride

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Lampoon

130
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. an unfilled space or interval; a gap

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Lacunae

131
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. tearful; sad

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Lachrymose

132
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. liable to change

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Labile

133
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. clumsy or awkward person

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Klutzy

134
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. (adj.) a legal system

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Jurisprudent

135
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. science or study of law

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Jurisprudence

136
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. wise

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Judicious

137
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to bounce up and down

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Jounce

138
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. physical or intellectual pleasure, delight, or ecstasy

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Jouissance

139
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cheerful and light

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Jocund

140
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. showing luminous colors that seem to change

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Iridescent

141
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. anger

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Ire

142
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cannot be broken, infringed, or dishonored

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Inviolable

143
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. circular current; v. (of air, water, or smoke) move in a circular way

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Eddy

144
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. childish

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Puerile

145
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to cheat; defraud

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Bilk

146
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way

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Beguile

147
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. characterized by or showing interest or concern

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Solicitousness

148
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. censure or criticize severely

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Excoriation

149
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. caution; wisdom

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Prudence

150
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. causing vertigo

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Vertiginous

151
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. causing much bloodshed jejune, modish

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Sanguinary

152
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to cause or accomplish

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Effected

153
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. cause leaves to fall off

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Defoliate

154
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. care for and protect in an overprotective way

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Cosset

155
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. cannot be wiped out

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Indelible

156
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. calm; imperturbable

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Phlegmatic

157
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. call together or summon (an assembly or meeting)

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Convoked

158
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. brightly shining

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Effulgent

159
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to bribe to commit an unlawful act such as perjury

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Suborn

160
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. feeling of anxiety or worry

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Disquieted

161
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. favorable; promising to turn out well

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Auspicious

162
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. fat

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Corpulent

163
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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Caprices

164
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. falsely attractive; tawdry

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Meretricious

165
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation)

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Belie

166
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. extravagantly ornate

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Rococo

167
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. demand and obtain from someone; inflict (revenge) on someone

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Exact

168
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, esp a controversial one

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Tendentious

169
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. expressing or conveying a threat

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Minatory

170
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. ready to accept control or instruction

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Docile

171
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. generosity

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Largess

172
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

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Garish

173
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. future generations

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Posterity

174
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious

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Parlous

175
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. filled or well-supplied with something

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Replete

176
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to irritate intensely; frustrated and annoyed

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Exasperated

177
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. friendly lively and enjoyable

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Convivial

178
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. fortuneteller

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Soothsayer

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n. fortification; barricades

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Bulwark

180
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n. forerunner of the photograph

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Daguerreotype

181
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n. forceful or concise expression; the essence of something

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Pith

182
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n. an old person, esp. one who has become weak or senile

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Dotard

183
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adv. flung out wildly

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Akimbo

184
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adj. (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

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Glib

185
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n. humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect

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Levity

186
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adj. fertile

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Fecund

187
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n. fence made of posts

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Palisade

188
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adj. feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Indignant

189
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adj. representing a number of different Christian churches

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Ecumenical

190
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v. reprimand

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Upbraid

191
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n. respect

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Deference

192
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adj. rich and profuse (abundant) in growth

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Luxuriant

193
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v. ridicule; mock

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Deride

194
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n. morally correct behavior or thinking righteousness

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Rectitude

195
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adj. rigid in opinions

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Hidebound

196
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adj. dependent on chance; risky

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Precarious

197
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n. roman soldier

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Centurion

198
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adj. optimistic or positive, esp in difficult or bad situations

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Sanguine

199
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adj. of bright green color of lush grass

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Verdant

200
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adj. ordinary; daily

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Quotidian

201
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adj. having stubbornly held opinions

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Dogmatic

202
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adj. having simplistic or superficial knowledge or approach; (of success, esp. in sports) easily achieved; effortless

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Facile

203
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adj. having or showing sharp powers of judgment

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Shrewd

204
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adj. having or showing knowledge of events beforehand

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Prescient

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