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candor

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quality of being open and honest

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ruse

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an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

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dander

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lose one’s temper

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thwart

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to oppose successfully

e.g. they thwarted the plan

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contempt

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the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration or worthless

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deride

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to laugh at, mock or insult contemptuously

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miasma (mi azma)

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heavy fog, haze, gas or poison in the air

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cloudburst

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sudden violent rainstorm

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caesura (se zyoora)

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a break between words or any interruption or break

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metonymy

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the substitution of the name of an attribute for that thing

e.g. suit -> business man
track -> horse racing

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elision

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omission of a sound or syllable when speaking

e.g. I’m vs. I am let’s vs. let us

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anaphora

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repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of a phrase

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fixative

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a substance used to fix or stabilize something

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lacquer

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a hard glossy coating for wood; varnish

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guffaw

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a loud boisterous laugh

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drone

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a low continuous humming sound

a male bee

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chortle (chordl)

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a breathy gleeful laugh

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doused

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pour a liquid over; drench

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heretofore

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before now

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behindhand

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late or slow in doing something

especially paying a debt

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exonerate

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absolve from blame

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execrate

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curse; swear

feel or express great loathing for

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impel

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drive, force, or urge someone to do something

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elucidate

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make something clear; explain

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adulterate

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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements

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defile

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to make unclean or impure

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tedium

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the state of being bored or quality of being borng

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calumny

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the making or false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation

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reverence

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great respect for someone

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heresy

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belief or opinion contrary to religion

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sacrilege

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violation or misuse of what is regarded sacred

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faux pas (fo pa)

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an embarrassing social mistake

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gaffe

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an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to it’s originator, a blunder

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idee fixe (e day fix)

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an idea or desire that dominate the mind; an obsession

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notwithstanding

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in spite of

e.g. notwithstanding his workload he’s a wonderful father

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decry

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publicly denounce

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snivel

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cry and sniffle

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denounce

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publicly declare to be wrong or evil

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condemn

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express complete disapproval in public

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debonair

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confident, stylish and charming

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postulate

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suggest or assume the existence

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polemic

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strong verbal attack

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diatribe

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a forceful and bitter verbal attack

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assertion

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a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

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ubiquitous

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existing or being everywhere

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omnipresent

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widely or constantly encountered

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omnipotent

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having unlimited power; able to do anything

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48
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amalgamation

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the action or process of combining or uniting

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remuneration

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money paid for work or service

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redress

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remedy or set right

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recant

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to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong or not true

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depose

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remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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disavow

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deny responsibility or support for

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repudiate

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deny the truth or validity of

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tempest

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a violent windy storm

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dogmatist

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is a person who thinks in a narrow minded and stubborn way often because of prejudice and bigotry

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bigotry

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intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself

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zealot

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a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideas

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assertive

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having or showing a confident and forceful personality

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enigmatic

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mysterious; difficult to interpret

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conciliate

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stop from being angry or discontented

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larceny

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theft of personal property

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incessant

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continuing without interruptions, ceaseless, unending

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unremitting

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never relaxing or slackening; constant incessant

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predicament

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a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

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quandary

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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

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homologous (homol o gus)

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having the same relation, relative position, or structure, in particular

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acrimonious

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(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter

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acerbic

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harsh or severe, as of temper or expression

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stupor

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a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

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irascible

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having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

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impecunious

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having little or no money

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care

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indefatigable

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(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

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sanctified

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set apart as or declare holy; consecrate

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desecrated

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treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate

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mollusk

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an invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses

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Encomium

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

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idiomatic

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using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker; idioms

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blasphemous

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sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane

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tryst

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a private, romantic rendezvous between lovers

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hull

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the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides

also outer part of a seed

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carapace

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the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid

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homogenize

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to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.

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assimilate

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take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully

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peduncle

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the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence

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rue

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bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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apprehension

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anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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imperative

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absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable:

It is imperative that we leave.

of the nature of or expressing a command; commending.

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declarative

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serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.

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epilogue

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a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened

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flippant

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not showing a serious or respectful attitude

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culmination

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the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time

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veldt

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the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa.

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sere

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dry or withered

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effusive

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expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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daft

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silly; foolish

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exorbitant

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(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

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swanky

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stylishly luxurious and expensive

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cirrus

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cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks

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cholla (chow ya)

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any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia

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cumulonimbus kyo͞omyəlōˈnimbəs

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, from the Latin cumulus (“heaped”) and nimbus (“rainstorm”), is a dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents

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gander

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a male goose

look or glance at something

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cerulean

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a colour term that may be applied to certain colours with the hue ranging roughly between blue and azure overlapping with both

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quran

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the Islamic sacred book, consists of 114 units of varying lengths, known as suras

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mandir

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is referred to a place where Hindus go to worship gods

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mosque

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is a place of worship for Muslims

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synagogue

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the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.

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bevy

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a large group of people or things of a particular kind.

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warren

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a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows.

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unorthodox

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contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

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irreverence

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a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

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incongruity

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out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming

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blithe

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joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

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118
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barometer

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indicates air pressure

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weather vane

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indicates air direction

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gelding

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a castrated animal, especially a male horse

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“The Big Easy”

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New Orleans nick name

122
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“The Big Apple”

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New York

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sociopath

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a person with a personality disorder and a lack of conscience.

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psychopath

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a person suffering from chronic mental disorder lack of empathy

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slovenly

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messy and dirty

especially of a person or their appearance

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irrefutable

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impossible to deny or disprove

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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amass

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gather together or accumulate

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cache

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a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place

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caprice

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a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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erudite

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having or showing great knowledge or learning

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notoriety

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the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed

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whimsical

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acting or behaving in a capricious manner

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

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entomologist

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is the scientific study of insects

135
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Inuit

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are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska

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bedouin

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a nomadic Arab of the desert.

137
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chukker

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each of a number of periods (typically six) into which play in a game of polo is divided. A chukker lasts 7 1/2 minutes

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slag

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waste from a furnace

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arachnid

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All arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs

spider, scorpian

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effervescent

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(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.

141
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mollusk

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They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.

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mundane

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lacking interest or excitement; dull

143
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pedestrian

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lacking inspiration or excitement; dull

a person walking along a road or in a developed area.

144
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flagon

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holds wine

145
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mirth

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mirth causes joy; amusement or laughter

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chordate

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A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum

147
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genus

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a class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds

148
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amici curiae (us mahy kus kyooree)

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“friend of the court”; is someone who volunteers or is invited to the court to give advice upon some matter pending before it

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corpus delecti

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concrete evidence of a crime, such as a corpse.

150
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omnibus

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comprising several items.

151
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lyre

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a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece

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lactose

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a sugar present in milk. It is a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units

153
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idyllic

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like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

154
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arcadian

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(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

155
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arcane

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Something arcane is understood or known by only a few people.

Almost everyone knows the basics of baseball, but only an elite few possess the arcane knowledge of its history that marks the true fan

156
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nebulous

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Something that’s nebulous is clouded or hazy. When you walk through the woods on a foggy morning, the trees may all have a mysterious, nebulous look to them

157
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Destitute

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essentially means not having something. When you’re destitute in the sense of being poor, you’re technically “destitute of money.”

158
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emaciated

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Someone who is dangerously skinny and skeletal-looking can be described as emaciated

159
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ashen

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Use the word ashen to describe the pale face of someone who is shocked and upset.

160
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rotund

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Rotund describes anything that’s plump or round, like a teapot or your chubby Aunt Agnes

161
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hasten

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The verb hasten means to move at a high speed. If you hasten to your room, no one will know that you came in late

162
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brethren

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The Bible often uses the word brethren to indicate brothers/people. It is a fancy plural form of “brother” most often used formally when speaking in a religious tone.

163
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Oneiric

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is an adjective that describes things related to dreams. At the end of “The Wizard of Oz,” you are left to decide if Dorothy really traveled to Oz or if she was simply in an oneiric state, dreaming up the whole adventure.

164
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fluvial

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of or relating to or happening in a river

165
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epic

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An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats.

After you sail around the world for seven years, fighting corruption and planting vegetable gardens, some poet will surely write the epic of your adventures.

166
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aloof

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Someone who’s aloof isn’t warm and friendly, instead being distant and reserved

167
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zealous

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Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity.

If you are too zealous in your efforts to decorate the house with Christmas lights, you might cause a power outage for the whole neighborhood

168
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dogma

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Dogma means the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system

169
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Yoknapatawpha

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pronounced is a fictional Mississippi county created by the American author William Faulkner

170
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cloying

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causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess

171
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asinine

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is truly stupid or foolish

Your brother might love a ridiculous reality TV show, while you find it completely asinine.

172
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taciturn

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inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation

173
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haughty

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is arrogant and full of pride. When you’re haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you’re better than other people.

174
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hew

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to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop

175
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stanch

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to stop the flow of

176
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ingenuous

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shows a childlike innocence, trust, and openness.

One of the things kindergarten teachers value is the chance to work with kids while they’re still relatively ingenuous––their open, trusting natures are a joy

177
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sentry

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is someone who stands guard or watches against some intrusion or unwelcome activity.

178
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epigram

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is a short, clever remark

179
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adage

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a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Moms and dads love adages such as “early to bed, early to rise” and “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

180
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harpsichord

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is a musical instrument that looks like a piano but has a noticeably different tone

181
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nihilism

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the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless

182
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Utilitarianism

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is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility. “Utility” is defined in various ways, usually in terms of the well-being of sentient entities

183
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coda

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is a concluding segment of a piece of music, a dance, or a statement.

184
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denouement

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the outcome of a complex sequence of events

185
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crusoe

A

a solitary castaway

186
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Jainism

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Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Followers of Jainism are called “Jains”

187
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Hinduism

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is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent

188
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Confucianism

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also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life

189
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Brahma

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is a creator god in Hinduism

190
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Allah

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God in Islam

191
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Shiva

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Shiva is the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The other two gods are Brahma and Vishnu

192
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Taoism

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a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.

193
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Buddhism

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is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies

194
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collective unconscious

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originally defined by Carl Jung

195
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Oedipus complex and Electra complex

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by Freud the complex of emotions aroused in a young child, typically around the age of four, by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and a wish to exclude the parent of the same sex. (The term was originally applied to boys, the equivalent in girls being called the Electra complex .).

196
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operant conditioning

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At Harvard, B.F. Skinner looked for a more objective and measured way to study behavior. He developed what he called an operant conditioning apparatus to do this, which became better known as the Skinner box

197
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inferiority complex

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by Alfred Adler was a physician, psychotherapist, and the founder of Adlerian psychology, sometimes called individual psychology.

An inferiority complex is the lack of self-worth, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself, and feelings of not measuring up to standards.

198
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There are seven main taxonomic ranks

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kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

199
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adjudicate

A

is to act like a judge. A judge might adjudicate a case in court, and you may have to adjudicate in the local talent show.

200
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bucolic

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refers to an ideal country life that many yearn for.

201
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Dolorous

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is an adjective that describes someone showing great sadness

202
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enervate

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is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out

203
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fulsome

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complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree

204
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glut

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is too much of something

205
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halcyon

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denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

206
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Insouciance

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casual lack of concern; indifference

207
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Kowtow

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which describes the act of kneeling and touching one’s head to the ground to show respect, used to be a custom in Chinese culture

208
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lugubrious

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Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious

209
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mordant

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anything particularly grim or dark in nature

210
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obviate

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to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening

211
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parsimony

A

extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources

212
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Querulous

A

complaining in a petulant or whining manner

213
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redolent

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strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something)

214
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salubrious

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health-giving; healthy

215
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tortuous

A

full of twists and turns

216
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upbraid

A

find fault with (someone); scold

217
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vex

A

it annoys, worries, distresses, irritates, bothers, or puzzles you

218
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wan

A

pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion

219
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xenophobic

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having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

220
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yoke

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a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull

221
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zeitgeist

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the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

222
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avuncular

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relating to an uncle

223
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diaphanous

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light, delicate, and translucent

224
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euphonious

A

pleasing to the ear

225
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sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

226
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uxorial

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relating to a wife

227
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Adumbrate

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to partially outline a plan; vaguely foreshadow

228
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Blandishment

A

flattering comments

229
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Chary

A

cautious

230
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Discomfit

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to make someone else confused or upset

231
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Extant

A

still in existence; not lost

232
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Feign

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to pretend to feel something

233
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Gratuitous

A

not necessary or appropriate

234
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Harrow

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to draw a harrow over land; to distress

235
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Incursion

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sudden attack into an area controlled by the enemy

236
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Jingoism

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belief that one’s own country is right and aggressive actions against others is acceptable

237
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Knell

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to ring for death; to make an ominous sound

238
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Meretricious

A

apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

239
Q

Nostrum

A

suggested solution that probably will not work

240
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Obdurate

A

refusing to change the way you do something

241
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Sinecure

A

job in which someone is paid to do little or no work

242
Q

Tacit

A

understood without direct explanation

243
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Vagary

A

an erratic unpredictable action or thought

244
Q

eventuate

A

come out in the end

245
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Doric

A

Greek style architecture

246
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gambrel

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a roof with two sides, each of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one

247
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Khan

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the supreme ruler of the Tatar tribes, as well as emperor of China, during the Middle Ages

248
Q

Czar

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an emperor of Russia before 1917

249
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drake

A

male duck

250
Q

gill

A

female ferret

251
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ballad

A

a poem or a song

252
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The Pulitzer Prize

A

is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States

253
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Scrupulous

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means very careful to do things properly and correctly

254
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reprobate

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an unprincipled person

The black sheep of the family, missing a moral compass — a reprobate’s been called everything from a deviant to an evildoer to a scoundrel

255
Q

The Wealth of Nations

A

book written by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith

256
Q

‎A Theory of Justice · ‎Veil of ignorance · ‎Original position · ‎Justice as Fairness

A

books written by American philosopher John Rawls

257
Q

“King of Jazz”

A

was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman

258
Q

“Satchmo”

A

an American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong

259
Q

Miles Davis

A

was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer

260
Q

Cole Porter

A

was an American composer and songwriter

261
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scott joplin

A

was an African-American composer and pianist

262
Q

sonnet

A

a poem of 14 lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes,

263
Q

haiku

A

poem of 3 lines rarely rhyming

264
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hydrophobia

A

extreme or irrational fear of water

265
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acrophobia

A

extreme or irrational fear of heights

266
Q

cibophobia

A

fear of food

267
Q

Ophidiophobia

A

fear of snakes

268
Q

Thanatophobia

A

fear of death

269
Q

arachnophobia

A

fear of spiders

270
Q

agoraphobia

A

fear of open spaces or crowded places

271
Q

electron

A

is negative charge

272
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proton

A

is positive charge

273
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neutron

A

no charge

274
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crypto

A

a person having a secret allegiance to a political creed, especially communism

275
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ethno

A

a combining form meaning ”race,” “people,” or “culture,” used in the formation of compound words

276
Q

chrono

A

relating to time

277
Q

choreo

A

relating to dance

278
Q

Polonius

A

is a character in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

279
Q

Laertes

A

is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet

280
Q

Lord Macduff

A

the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth

281
Q

Eli Whitney

A

A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor

282
Q

Johannes Gutenberg

A

German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press. His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution

283
Q

Nicolaus Copernicus

A

was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe

284
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Dizzy” Gillespie

A

was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer

285
Q

Charles Parker

A

also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop

286
Q

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by

A

Harper Lee

287
Q

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by

A

the American author Ernest Hemingway

288
Q

Long Day’s Journey into Night (produced posthumously 1957), is at the apex of a long string of great plays, including Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), Strange Interlude

A

playwright Eugene O’Neill

289
Q

The Catcher in the Rye

A

Jerome David “J. D.” Salinger was an American writer known for his widely read novel

290
Q

The Jungle

A

is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair

291
Q

Right to be free from un-reasonable searches and seizures

A

Amendment 4

292
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Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures

A

Amendment 3

293
Q

Right to Bear Arms

A

Amendment 2

294
Q

Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition

A

Amendment 1

295
Q

Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law

A

Amendment 5

296
Q

Right to be in-formed of charges be present when wit-nesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer

A

Amendment 6

297
Q

The Grey Cup

A

(French: Coupe Grey) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.

298
Q

Benito Mussolini

A

was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party

299
Q

Karl Marx

A

was a German philosopher, wrote Des Capital. (Communism)

300
Q

Muslim vs Islam

A

Muslim should be used to describe all people of the Islamic faith

They practice their religion in a mosque

301
Q

pillage

A

take everything of value from a place that you’ve conquered; taking whats not yours

302
Q

plunder

A

can mean stolen goods or money obtained illegally

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