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Quibble

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VERB
1: to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
2: to subject to quibbles
NOUN
1: an evasion of or shift from the point
2: a minor objection or criticism
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Admonition

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VERB
1: to indicate duties or obligations to
2: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner
3: to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to
admonished them to be careful
4: to say (something) as advice or a warning

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Despoil

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VERB

1: to strip of belongings, possessions, or value

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Slink

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VERB
1: to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame)
2 : to move in a sinuous provocative manner
3: to give premature birth to—used especially of a domestic animal

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Panoply

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NOUN

1: a full suit of armor, ceremonial attire
2: something forming a protective covering
3: a magnificent or impressive array
4: a display of all appropriate appurtenances

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Jibe

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VERB

1: to be in accord
2: to utter taunting words
3: to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other

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Feral

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ADJ

1: of a wild beast not domesticated or cultivated

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Supercilious

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ADJ

1: Cooling or patronizingly haunty

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Clinch

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VERB
1: to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (a driven nail); to fasten in this way
2: to make final or irrefutable; to assure the winning of
3: to hold an opponent (as in boxing) at close quarters with one or both arms
4: to hold fast or firmly
noun
1: a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt
2: an act or instance of clinching in boxing
3: EMBRACE

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Matinee

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NOUN

1: a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon

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Retrench

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VERB

1: CUT DOWN, REDUCE
2: to cut out, eg. EXCISE
3: to pare away, eg. REMOVE

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Mayhem

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NOUN

1: needless or willful damage or violence
2: willful and permanent deprivation of a bodily member resulting in the impairment of a person’s fighting ability
3: willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any part of the body

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Swoon

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VERB
1 : FAINT
2: to become enraptured
3: DROOP, FADE

NOUN
1a : a partial or total loss of consciousness
b : a state of bewilderment or ecstasy : DAZE, RAPTURE
2 : a state of suspended animation : TORPOR

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Denigrate

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VERB

1: to attack the reputation of : DEFAME
2: to deny the importance or validity of : BELITTLE

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Fiendish

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ADJ

1: perversely diabolical
2: extremely cruel or wicked
3: excessively bad, unpleasant, or difficult

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Rebuff

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VERB

1: to reject or criticize sharply: SNUB

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Faux

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ADJ

1: made to look like something else that is usually more valuable : IMITATION, FAKE
2: not sincere

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Cataract

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NOUN

1: a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
2: WATERFALL
3: steep rapids in a river
4: DOWNPOUR, FLOOD

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Umbilical

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ADJ

1: of, relating to, or used at the navel (a depression in the middle of the abdomen)
2: of or relating to the central region of the abdomen
3: being a necessary or nurturing link or connection

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Vitriol

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NOUN

1: bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism

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Exponent

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NOUN

1: one that expounds or interprets; one that champions, practices, or exemplifies

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Cow

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VERB

1: to destroy the resolve or courage of
2: to bring to a state or an action by intimidation (used with into)

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Discomfit

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VERB

1: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment: DISCONCERT
2: to frustrate the plans of: THWART

NOUN
1: the state of being confused, embarrassed, or upset: DISCOMFITURE

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Ignominious

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ADJ

1: HUMILIATING, DEGRADING
2: deserving of shame or infamy: DESPICABLE
3: marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame: DISHONORABLE

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Wont

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ADJ

1: ACCUSTOMED, USED
2: INCLINED, APT

VERB

1: ACCUSTOM, HABITUATE
2: to have the habit of doing something

NOUN
1: habitual way of doing: USE

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Obituary

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NOUN

1: a notice of a person’s death usually with a short biographical account

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Fop

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NOUN

1: a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : COXCOMB, DANDY
2: obsolete: a foolish or silly person

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Withal

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CON
1: together with this : BESIDES
EXAMPLE: a supporter of all constructive work and withal an excellent businessman
2: on the other hand : NEVERTHELESS

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Daub

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VERB

1: to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : PLASTER
2: to coat with a dirty substance
3: to apply coloring material crudely to; to apply (something, such as paint) crudely
4: archaic: to put on a false exterior

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Celerity

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NOUN

1: rapidity of motion or action

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Eerie

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ADJ

1: so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
2: seemingly not of earthly origin
3: affected with fright : SCARED

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Ovation

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NOUN

1: an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim especially by enthusiastic applause

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Locution

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NOUN

1: a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing, especially a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
2: style of discourse : PHRASEOLOGY

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Probation

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NOUN

1: critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation
2: subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)
3: the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender freedom during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer

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Labile

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ADJ

1: readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : UNSTABLE
2: readily open to change

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Macabre

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ADJ

1: having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
2: dwelling on the gruesome
3: tending to produce horror in a beholder

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Backlog

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NOUN
1: a large log at the back of a hearth fire
2: an accumulation of tasks unperformed or materials not processed
a backlog of court cases
VERB
1: ACCUMULATE

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Knell

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NOUN
1: a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
2: an indication of the end or the failure of something
VERB
1: to summon or announce by or as if by a knell
2: to ring especially for a death, funeral, or disaster : TOLL
3: to sound in an ominous manner or with an ominous effect

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Cachet

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NOUN
1: a seal used especially as a mark of official approval
2: an indication of approval carrying great prestige
3: a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige
regarded the possession of real estate as a cachet of respectability
4: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine
5: a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event
6: an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression
7: a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation : CANCELLATION

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Clout

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NOUN
1: a piece of cloth or leather : RAG
2: a blow especially with the hand; a hard hit in baseball
3: a white cloth on a stake or frame used as a target in archery
4: PULL, INFLUENCE
EXAMPLE: political clout
VERB
1: to cover or patch with a clout
2: to hit forcefully
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Triage

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NOUN

1: the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors
2: the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis of where funds and other resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most likely to achieve success

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Vernacular

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ADJ
1: using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
2: of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country
3: of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language
4: applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification
the vernacular name
5: of, relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or group, ESPECIALLY: of, relating to, or being the common building style of a period or place

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Eminent

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ADJ

1: exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : PROMINENT
2: standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : CONSPICUOUS
3: jutting out : PROJECTING

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Endemic

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ADJ
1: belonging or native to a particular people or country
2: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment
3: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region
NOUN
1: an organism that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region

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Delinquent

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NOUN
1: a usually young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts
ADJ
1: offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law
2: being overdue in payment
3: of, relating to, or characteristic of people who regularly perform illegal or immoral acts

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Appertain

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VERB

1: to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : PERTAIN

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Antic

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NOUN
1: attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action : CAPER
2: a performer of a grotesque or ludicrous part : BUFFOON
ADJ
1: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity
2: whimsically lighthearted : FROLICSOME
3: GROTESQUE, BIZARRE

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Concur

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VERB
1: to express agreement : APPROVE
Eg. concur in a statement
2 : to act together to a common end or single effect
3 : to happen together : COINCIDE
4 : to come together : MEET
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Clad

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ADJ
1: being covered or clothed
2 of a coin : consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal
VERB
1: SHEATHE, FACE, specifically : to cover (a metal) with another metal by bonding
NOUN
1: a composite material formed by cladding

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Dally

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VERB
1: to act playfully, especially : to play amorously
b : to deal lightly : TOY
2: to waste time : LINGER, DAWDLE

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Vie

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VERB

1: to strive for superiority : CONTEND, COMPETE
2: archaic : WAGER, HAZARD
3: to exchange in rivalry : MATCH

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Ferret

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VERB
1: a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
2: an active and persistent searcher
VERB
1 : to hunt with ferrets
2 : to search about
3: to force out of hiding : FLUSH
4: to find and bring to light by searching —usually used with out
ferret out the answers
5: HARRY, WORRY
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Canvass

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VERB
1: to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
2: to examine in detail, specifically : to examine (votes) officially for authenticity
3: DISCUSS, DEBATE
4: obsolete : to toss in a canvas sheet in sport or punishment
5: to seek orders or votes : SOLICIT
NOUN
1: the act or an instance of canvassing, especially : a personal solicitation of votes or survey of public opinion

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Transfix

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VERB

1: to hold motionless by or as if by piercing
2: to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : IMPALE

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Confer

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VERB

1: to compare views or take counsel : CONSULT
2: to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority
3: to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something

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Profligate

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ADJ

1: wildly extravagant
2: completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness : shamelessly immoral

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Monolith

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NOUN
1: a single great stone often in the form of an obelisk or column
2: a massive structure
3: an organized whole that acts as a single unified powerful or influential force
EXAMPLE: The movie company grew into a monolith of the entertainment industry.

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Indubitable

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ADJ

1: too evident to be doubted : UNQUESTIONABLE

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Divulge

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VERB

1: to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
2: to make public : PROCLAIM

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Rigged

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ADJ

1: manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means

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Transmogrify

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VERB

1: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect

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Portend

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VERB

1: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of
2: INDICATE, SIGNIFY

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Gouge

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NOUN
1: a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
2: the act of gouging
3: a groove or cavity scooped out
4: an excessive or improper charge for something : EXTORTION
VERB
1: to scoop out with or as if with a gouge
2: to force out (an eye) with the thumb
3: to thrust the thumb into the eye of
4: to make (someone) pay too much for something : OVERCHARGE

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Impugn

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VERB

1: to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
2: ASSAIL
3: RESIST

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Rescind

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VERB

1: to take away : REMOVE
2: TAKE BACK, CANCEL
3: to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract
4: to make void by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : REPEAL

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Cognate

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ADJ
1: of the same or similar nature : generically alike
2: related by blood
3: related by descent from the same ancestral language; related by derivation, borrowing, or descent
NOUN
1: one that is cognate with another

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Predilection

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NOUN

1: an established preference for something

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Arrant

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ADJ

1: being notoriously without moderation : EXTREME

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Knavery

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NOUN

1: the state of being mean, unprincipled, or dishonest: RASCALITY
2: a roguish or mischievous act

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Exhume

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VERB
1 : to take out of the grave or tomb: DISINTER
2 : to bring back from neglect or obscurity

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Cantankerous

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ADJ

1: difficult or irritating to deal with

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Intrepid

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ADJ

1: characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance

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Insipid

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ADJ

1: lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : DULL, FLAT
2: lacking taste or savor : TASTELESS

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Vertiginous

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ADJ

1: characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness
2: inclined to frequent and often pointless change : INCONSTANT
3: causing or tending to cause dizziness
4: marked by turning : ROTARY

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Importunate

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ADJ
1: troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
2 : TROUBLESOME

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Inchoate

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ADJ

1: being only partly in existence or operation : INCIPIENT
2: imperfectly formed or formulated : FORMLESS, INCOHERENT

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Rhapsody

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NOUN

1: a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
2: a miscellaneous collection
3: a highly emotional utterance; a highly emotional literary work; effusively rapturous or extravagant discourse
4: RAPTURE, ECSTASY
5: a musical composition of irregular form having an improvisatory character

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Expatiate

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VERB

1: to move about freely or at will : WANDER
2: to speak or write at length or in detail

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Expatriate

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VERB
1: BANISH, EXILE
2: to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one’s native country
3: to leave one’s native country to live elsewhere
4: to renounce allegiance to one’s native country
ADJ
1: living in a foreign land
NOUN
1: a person who lives in a foreign country

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Penury

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NOUN

1: a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money), especially : severe poverty
2: extreme and often stingy frugality

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Resplendent

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ADJ

1: shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor

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Quixotic

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ADJ

1: foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals, especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
2: CAPRICIOUS, UNPREDICTABLE

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Accrue

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VERB
1: to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
2: to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage
EXAMPLE: the wisdom that accrues with age
3: to come as a direct result of some state or action
4: to accumulate or be added periodically

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Parsimonious

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ADJ

1: exhibiting or marked by parsimony (the quality of being careful with money or resources), especially : frugal to the point of stinginess
2: SPARING, RESTRAINED

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Newfangled

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ADJ

1: attracted to novelty
2: of the newest style or kind

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Adduce

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VERB

1: to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis

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Caveat

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NOUN

1: a warning forbidding one from certain acts or practices
2: an explanation to prevent misinterpretation
3: a modifying or cautionary detail to be considered when evaluating, interpreting, or doing something
4: a legal warning to a judicial officer to suspend a proceeding until the opposition has a hearing

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Leery

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ADJ

1: SUSPICIOUS, WARY

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Avail

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VERB
1: to be of use or advantage : SERVE
EXAMPLE: Our best efforts did not avail.
2: to produce or result in as a benefit or advantage : GAIN
EXAMPLE: His efforts availed him nothing.
(avail ​oneself ​of: to make use of; to take advantage of
EXAMPLE: They availed themselves of his services.)
NOUN
1: advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose : USE
EXAMPLE: Their effort was of little/no avail.

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Pusillanimous

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ADJ

1: lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity

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Imbecile

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NOUN

1: FOOL, IDIOT
2: a person affected with moderate intellectual disability

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Magnanimous

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ADJ

1: showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit
2: showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind

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Reticent

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ADJ

1: inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : RESERVED
2: restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance
3: RELUCTANT

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Virile

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ADJ

1: having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree; characteristic of or associated with men : MASCULINE
2: ENERGETIC, VIGOROUS
3: MASTERFUL, FORCEFUL

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Inveterate

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ADJ

1: confirmed in a habit : HABITUAL
2: firmly established by long persistence

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Staccato

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ADJ

1: cut short or apart in performing : DISCONNECTED
2: marked by short clear-cut playing or singing of tones or chords
3: ABRUPT, DISJOINTED

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Stupefy

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VERB

1: to make stupid, unsteady, or insensible
2: ASTONISH, ASTOUND

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Parochial

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ADJ

1: of or relating to a church parish
2: confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : PROVINCIAL, NARROW

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Proprietor

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NOUN

1: one granted ownership of a colony (such as one of the original American colonies) and full prerogatives of establishing a government and distributing land
2: a person who has the legal right or exclusive title to something : OWNER
3: one having an interest (such as control or present use) less than absolute and exclusive right

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Adjuvant

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ADJ
1: serving to aid or contribute : AUXILIARY
2: enhancing the effectiveness of medical treatment, specifically : of, relating to, or being treatment administered following primary cancer treatment to enhance the outcome of primary treatment
NOUN
1: one that helps or facilitates

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Blemish

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VERB
1: to spoil by a flaw
NOUN
1: a noticeable imperfection, especially : one that seriously impairs appearance

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Fickle

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ADJ

1: marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness

103
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Remiss

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ADJ

1: negligent in the performance of work or duty : CARELESS
2: showing neglect or inattention : LAX

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Militate

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VERB

1: to have weight or effect

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Almanac

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NOUN
1: a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other information
2 : a usually annual publication containing statistical, tabular, and general information

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Commensurate

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ADJ
1 : corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : PROPORTIONATE
2 : equal in measure or extent : COEXTENSIVE
3: having a common measure, specifically : divisible without remainder by a common unit

107
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Commiserate

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VERB

1: to feel or express sympathy : CONDOLE
2: to feel or express sorrow or compassion for

108
Q

Pesky

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ADJ

1: TROUBLESOME, VEXATIOUS

109
Q

Debase

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VERB

1: to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
2: to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content
3: to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)

110
Q

Bower

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NOUN
1: an attractive dwelling or retreat
2: a lady’s private apartment in a medieval hall or castle
3: a shelter (as in a garden) made with tree boughs or vines twined together : ARBOR
VERB
1: EMBOWER, ENCLOSE
EXAMPLE: tree-bowered streets

111
Q

Inscrutable

A

ADJ

1: not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : MYSTERIOUS

112
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Demarcation

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NOUN

1: the marking of the limits or boundaries of something : the act, process, or result of demarcating something
2: something that marks or constitutes a boundary
3: a marked or perceived distinction between one area, category, etc., and another

113
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Unequivocal

A

ADJ

1: leaving no doubt : CLEAR, UNAMBIGUOUS
2: UNQUESTIONABLE

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