vocabulary d-f Flashcards

Question

delectable

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appetizing, delicious

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to give powers to another

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harmful, destructive, detrimental

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depiction, representation

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tidal depositat the mouth of a river

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to submerge, overwhelm

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leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

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borderline; act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction

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to degrade, humiliate, humble

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data relating to study of human population

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to reduce to a lower grade or rank

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lowering in rank or grade

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to express doubts or objections

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to remove mystery from, clarify

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to slur or blacken someone's reputation

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to accuse, blame

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to make bare, uncover, undress

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public condemnation

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to describe, represent

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to use up, exhaust

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to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly

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to spread out strategically over an area

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to remove from a high position, as from a throne

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sinfulness, moral corruption

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to belittle, disparage

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to lose value gradually

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to mock, ridicule, make fun of

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copied or adapted; not original

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to originate; take from a certain source

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to belittle, disparage

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to abuse something sacred

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to dry completely, dehydrate

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to stop doing something

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feeling discouraged and dejected

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tyrannical ruler

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very poor, poverty-stricken

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at random, rambling, unmethodical

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to discourage; prevent from happening

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having defined limits; conclusive

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causing harm or injury

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to stray, wander

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departure, exception, anomaly

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totally lacking

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deeply religious

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skilled physically or mentally

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fiendish; wicked

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regional style of speaking

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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bitter verbal attack

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division into two parts

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authoritative statement; popular saying

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excessively instructive

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to distinguish between two items

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shyness, lack of confidence

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to cause to separate into parts, esp. light

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widely spread out

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to turn aside; to stray from the main point

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in disrepair, run down, neglected

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to enlarge, swell, extend

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slow, tending to delay

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relating to a flood

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discretion, tact

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funeral hymn

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discontented and disloyal

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clutter, disorder

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to break up

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to expel from legal profession

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to pay out

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to percieve something obscure

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to deny, disavow

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to confess, divulge

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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune

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to dishonor or disgrace

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disbelieved, discounted; disgraced, dishonored

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difference between

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subject to one's own judgment

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wandering from topic to topic

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to regard with scorn and contempt

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contemptuous, scornful

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disconnected, disassociated

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to vomit, discharge violently

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untidy, disarranged, unkempt

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averse, unwiling, lacking desire

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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

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dissimilar, different in kind

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contrast, dissimilarity

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free from emotion; impartial, unbiased

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to drive out or scatter

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to distribute, administer

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to suspend the operation of, do without

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to break up, scatter

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to dishearten, make dejected

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disgrace, dishonor

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to pretend, disguise one's motives

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to spread far and wide

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difference of opinion

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to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

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to separate; remove from an association

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harsh and unpleasant sounding

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to persuade someone to alter original intentions

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to swell, inflate, bloat

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very worried and distressed

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disbelief and suspicion

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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

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to foretell or known by inspiration

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creating disunity or conflict

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tame, willing to be taught

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rigidly devoted to theories

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persistent, stubborn

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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

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sad, mournful

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idiot, dimwit, foolish person

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to rule over something in a tyrannical way

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benefactor, contributor

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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation

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senile old person

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excessively fond, loving to excess

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sullen and gloomy; stern and severe

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money or property given by a bride to her husband

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to plan, outline; to recruit, conscript

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stupid talk; slobber

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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waste produced during metal smelting; garbage

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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

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to deceive, trick

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fool, pawn

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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

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strength, sturdiness

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period of time that something lasts

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threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment

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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

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to fade away, recede

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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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selecting from various sources

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air or wind current

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law, command, official public order

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to instruct morally and spiritually

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to express an opinion on an issue

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to erase or make illegible

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bubbly, lively

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effective, efficient

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stuffed doll; likeness of a person

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outpouring of gases or vapors

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impudent boldness; audacity

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brilliantly shining

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expressing emotion without restraint

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acting as if things are centered around oneself

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conspicuously bad

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exhilaration, joy

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mournful poem, usually about the dead

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to draw out, provoke

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fluent and effective speech

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to explain, clarify

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skinny, scrawny, gaunt, esp. from hunger

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to set free, liberate

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to ornament, make attractive with decoration or details; add details to a statement

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to steal money in violation of a trust

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to involve in; cause to fall into disorder

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to correct a text

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celebrated, distinguished; outstanding, towering

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having soothing qualities, especially for skin

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appealing to or expressing emotion

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identification with another's feelings

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to copy, imitate

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to translate a message into code

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additional performance, often demanded by audience

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to hinder, burden, restrict motion

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belonging to a particular area, inherent

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ability to withstand hardships

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to weaken, sap strength from

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to produce, cause, bring about

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puzzling, inexplicable

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to urge, order, command; forbid or prohibit, as by judicial order

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hostility, antagonism, ill-will

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boredom, lack of interest and energy

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state of being gigantic or terrible

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to settle comfortably into a place

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to cover, enclose with a dark cover

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to involve as a necessary result, necessitate

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to captivate, enchant, enslave

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something with its own existence or form

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scientist who studies insects

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to plead, beg

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to count, list, itemize

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to pronounce clearly

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momentary, transient, fleeting

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person with refined taste in food and wine

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short, witty saying or poem

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quotation at the beginning of a literary work

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concluding section of a literary work

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representative of an entire group; summary

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very significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period

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calmness, composure

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one who rides on horseback

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relating to horses

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ambiguous, open to two interpretations

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to use vague or ambiguous language intentionally

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to erase or wipe out

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straying, mistaken, roving

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learned, scholarly

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to abstain from, avoid

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understood only by a learned few

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to support or advocate; to marry

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to alienate, keep at a distance

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not earthly, spiritual, delicate

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beliefs or character of a group

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origin and history of a word; study of words

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high praise, often in a public speech

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use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

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pleasant, harmonious sound

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feeling of well-being or happiness

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art of harmonious bodily movement

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mercy-killing; intentional, easy and painless death

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to avoid, dodge

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momentary, transitory, short-lived

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to put out or force out

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to show clearly, display, signify

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to inspire memories; to produce a reaction

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to aggravate, intensify the bad qualities of

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irritation

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selection from a book or play

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to bar from membership in the church

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agonizing, intensely painful

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to clear of blame or fault

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utterly detestable

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state of being energetic or filled with happiness

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to urge or incite by strong appeals

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to remove from a grave; uncover a secret

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urgent; excessively demanding

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to clear of blame

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extravagant, greater than reasonable

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to expel evil spirits

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foreign; romatic, excitingly strange

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sweeping, comprehensive; tending to expand

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one who lives outside one's native land

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to drive someone from his/her native land

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convenient, efficient, practical

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to atone for, make amends for

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to come to an end; dire; breathe out

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capable of being explained

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clearly defined, specific; forthright in expression

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to debunk, disprove; blow up, burst

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one who champions or advocates

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to elaborate; to expand or increase

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to erase, eliminate completely

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unrehearsed, on the spur of the moment

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to lessen the seriousness, strength or effect of

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end of a living thing or species

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to obtain something by threats

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irrelevant, unrelated, unncessary

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outermost or farthest point

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to free from, disentangle, free

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not inherent or essential, coming from without

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lively, happy, and full of good spirits

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to give off, ooze

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to rejoice

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to make or devise; construct

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constructed, invented; faked, falsified

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face, front; mask, superficial appearance

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to aid, assist

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aptitude, ease in doing something

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wrong, unsound, illogical

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uncultivated, unused

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extreme devotion to a cause

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absurd, ludicrous

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careful with details

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to measure the depth of, gauge

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stupid; foolishly self-satisfied

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break in a rock formation; mistake or error

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to flatter excessively, seek the favor of

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to bother, upset, or disconcert

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possible, capable of being done

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ineffective, careless, irresponsible

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fertile, fruitful, productive

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union of organizations; union of several states, each of which retains local power

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to pretend, give a false impression; to invent falsely

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excitable, easily drawn into quarrels

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suitable, appropriate; well-spoken

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to chop, cut down

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passionate, intense zealous

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foul-smelling, putrid

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to bind, chain, confine

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disaster, utter failure

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fictional, imaginary

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislative assembly to prevent adoption of a measure

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fussy, difficult to please

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process of splitting into two parts

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intermittent, irregular

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limp, flabby, weak

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outrageous, shameless

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flashy, garish; exciting, dazzling

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combustible, being easily burned

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to show off

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young bird just learning to fly; beginner, novice

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gaudy, extremely ornate; ruddy, flushed

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to falter, waver; to muddle, struggle

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to treat contemptuously, scorn

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to alternate, waver

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raw materials; feed for animals

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minor weakness or character flaw

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to defeat, frustrate

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to grow, sprout leaves

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to arouse or incite

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patience, restraint, leniency

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to cross a body of water at a shallow place

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dark sense of evil to come

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to rule out; to seize debtor's property for lack of payments

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relating to legal proceedings; relating to debates

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study of argumentation and debate

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to prevent, delay; anticipate

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anticipation, foresight

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to go without, refrain from

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dreary, deserted; unhappy; hopeless, despairing

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to conceive, devise; to draft, plan; to express, state

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to abandon, withdraw from

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to repudiate, renounce, disclaim, reject

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strong point, something a person does well

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happening by luck, fortunate

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to nourish, cultivate, promote

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groundwork, support; institution established by donation to aid a certain cause

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fo fall helplessly; sink

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noisy dispute

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unruly, rebellious

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division, separation into parts, disorganization

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honest and straightforward

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deception, hoax

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deceitful, dishonest, unethical

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full of, accompanied by

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wildly frantic, frenzied, hectic

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feverishly fast, hectic, and confused

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petty, trivial; flippant, silly

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thrifty; cheap

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excessive, overdone, sickeningly abundant

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mournfull, appropriate to a funeral

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secret, stealthy

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process of merging things into one