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Define the following:

Regicide

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n. the action of killing a king

n. a person who kills or takes part in killing a king

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Define the following:

Eminent

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adj. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
adj. used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality: the guitar’s eminent suitability for studio work

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Define the following:

Demarcation

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n. the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something

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Define the following:

Taxonomy

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n. the classification of something, especially organisms: This question leaps to the fore whenever I see my own work slotted beneath the transgressive branch of the fiction taxonomy
n. a scheme of classification: a taxonomy of smells

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Define the following:

Fore

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n. the front part of something

adj. situated or placed in front

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Define the following:

Institutional

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adj. unappealing or unimaginative

adj. (of advertising) intending to create prestige rather than immediate sales

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Define the following:

Ad infinitum

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n. again and again in the same way; forever

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Define the following:

Sabbatical

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n. a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year: she’s always on sabbatical
adj. of or relating to a sabbatical

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Define the following:

Worry

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v. [with obj.] cause annoyance to: the noise never really stops, but it doesn’t worry me
v. [with obj.] (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth: I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone
v. [no obj.] (worry at) pull at or fiddle with repeatedly: he began to worry at the knot in the cord

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Define the following:

Sketch

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v. perform (a gesture) with one’s hands or body: she sketched a reverant curtsie

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Define the following:

Collate

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v. collect or combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order
v. compare and analyze (texts or other data): these accounts he collated with his own experience

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Define the following:

Piety

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n. the quality of being religious or reverent

n. a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence: the accepted pieties of our time

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Define the following:

Regimen

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n. a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health

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Define the following:

Reverent

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adj. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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Define the following:

Ramble

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v. walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route
v. (of a plant) put out long shoots that grow over walls and other plants
n. a walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside

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Define the following:

Key

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n. the prevailing tone or tenor of a situation, piece of writing, etc.: it was the sixties all over again, in a new, more austerely intellectual key
v. be the crucial factor in achieving: Ewing keyed a 73-75 advantage on the board with twenty rebounds

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Define the following:

Penultimate

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adj. second last

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Define the following:

Coquette

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n. a woman who flirts

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Define the following:

Circumlocution

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n. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or elusive: his admission came after years of circumlocution

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Define the following:

Periphrasis

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n. the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech and writing

n. an indirect and cirumlocutory phrase

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Define the following:

Pleonasm

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n. the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes) either as a fault of style or emphasis

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Define the following:

Diddle

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v. [with obj.] (usu. be diddled) cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something: he thought he’d be diddled out of his change
v. deliberately falsify (something)
v. [no obj.] pass time aimlessly or unproductively: Why diddle around with slow costly tests?
v. (diddle with) play or mess with: he diddled with the graphics on his computer

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Define the following:

Certitude

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n. absolute certainty: he thought this with certitude

n. something that someone firmly believes is true

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Define the following:

Forge

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v. [no obj.] move forward gradually or easily

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Define the following:

Surcease

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n. cessation: he teased us without surcease

n. relief or consolation

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Define the following:

Nepenthe

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n. a drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness

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Define the following:

Palsy

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n. paralysis, especially accompanied by involuntary tremors: a kind of palsy had seized him
n. a condition of incapacity or helplessness
v. affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors

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Define the following:

Entrench

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v. [with obj.] establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely: ageism is entrenched in our society
v. establish (a person or their authority) in a position of great strength or security
v. (entrench on/upon) encroach or trespass upon

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Define the following:

Stochastic

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adj. randomly determined

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Define the following:

Mosaic

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n. a colorful and variegated pattern
n. a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole
v. decorate with a mosaic: a mosaicked swimming pool
v. combine (disctinct or disparate) to form a picture or pattern: the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties

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Define the following:

Potable

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adj. drinkable

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Define the following:

Smack

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v. crack (a whip)
v. (smack of) have a flavor of; taste of: the tea smacked of peppermint
v. suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant): the whole thing smacks of a cover up
n. a flavor or taste of
n. a trace or suggestion of

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Define the following:

Diaphanous

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adj. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent

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Define the following:

Consortium

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n. an association, typically of several business companies

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Define the following:

Abstraction

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n. the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events: topics will vary in degrees of abstraction
n. something that exists as an idea
n. a state of preoccupation
n. the process of considering something independently of its attributes, associations, or concrete accomplishments
n. the process of removing something

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Define the following:

Consort

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n. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
n. a small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the Renaissance
v. habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others
v. (consort with/to) agree or be in harmony with

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Define the following:

Dire

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adj. (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster

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Define the following:

Strait

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n. (straits) used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty: a crippling disease can leave anyone in critical financial straits
adj. (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped: the road was so strait that a handful of men could have defended it
adj. close, strict, or rigorous

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Define the following:

Close

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adj. narrowly enclosed
adj. carefully guarded
adj. not willing to give away money or information; secret
adj. uncomfortably humid or airless: a hazy, close day

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Define the following:

Presage

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v. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen: the outcome of the game presaged the following year
v. (of a person) predict
n. a sign or warning that something, typically bad, will happen; an omen or portent
n. a feeling of presentiment or foreboding: he had a strong presage that he had only a short time to live

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Define the following:

Dele

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v. delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion

n. a proofreader’s sign indicating matter to be deleted

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Define the following:

Efface

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v. erase (a mark) from a surface

v. (efface oneself) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous

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Define the following:

Jostle

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v. [no obj.] (jostle for) struggle or compete forcefully for: a jumble of images jostled for attention

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Define the following:

Inroad

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n. [used in pl.] progress; an advance: an important way to make inroads in reducing spending
n. [used in pl.] an instance of something being affected, encroached on, or destroyed by something else: serious inroads have now been made into my pitiful cash reserves
n. a hostile attack; a raid

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Define the following:

Appose

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v. place (something) in proximity to or juxtaposition else: the specimen was apposed to the X-ray film

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Define the following:

Strumpet

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n. a female prostitute or promniscuous woman

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Define the following:

Curmudgeon

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n. a bad-tempered or surly person

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Define the following:

Surly

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adj. bad-tempered and unfriendly

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Define the following:

Caper

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v. skip or dance about in a lively or playful way
n. a playful skipping movement
n. an activity or escapade, typically one that is illicit or ridiculous
n. an amusing or far-fetched story, especially one presented on film or stage

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Define the following:

Host

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n. a large number of people or things

n. an army

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Define the following:

Viand

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n. an item of food

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Define the following:

Pundit

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n. an expert in a particular subject or field that is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public

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Define the following:

Vagary

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n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior

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Define the following:

Unwonted

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adj. unaccustomed or unusual

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Define the following:

Reckoning

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v. [with obj.] establish by counting or calculation; calculate: his debts were reckoned at $30,000
v. [no obj.] (reckon on) rely on or be sure of doing, having, or dealing with: they had reckoned on a day or two more of privacy
n. the action of calculating or estimating
something
n. a person’s view, opinion, or judgement
n. the act of avenging

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Define the following:

Fratricide

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n. the killing of one’s brother or sister

n. the accidental killing of one’s own forces in a war

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Define the following:

Transplant

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n. a person or thing that is moved to a new place or situation

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Define the following:

Witticism

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n. a witty remark

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Define the following:

Opus

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n. any artistic work, especially one on a large scale

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Define the following:

Regent

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n. a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
n. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution

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Define the following:

Supposition

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n. an uncertain belief

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Define the following:

Unabashed

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adj. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

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Define the following:

Sullen

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adj. (of the sky) full of dark clouds: a sullen sunless sky

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Define the following:

Surf

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n. the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef

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Define the following:

Erasure

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n. the removal of writing, recorded material, or data

n. the removal of all traces; obliteration: the erasure of prior history

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Define the following:

Disconsolate

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adj. without consolation or comfort; unhappy

adj. (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless

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Define the following:

Elegaic

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adj. (especially of a work or art) having a mournful quality

adj. wistfully mournful

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Define the following:

Imprimatur

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n. [in sing.] a person’s acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard: the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer

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Define the following:

Operatic

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adj. extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic

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Define the following:

Cadaverous

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adj. resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

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Define the following:

Compartmentalize

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v. divide into sections or categories

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Define the following:

Explicate

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v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail: attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces
v. analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning

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Define the following:

Bevy

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

n. a group of birds, particularly quail, particularly when closely gathered on the ground

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Define the following:

Grout

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n. a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tile
n. sediment; dregs; grounds: old women tell fortunes in grouts of tea

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Define the following:

Slurry

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n. a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water: Halfway through the transformation, the aura’s color shifted, changing to something comparable to a slurry of rotten vegetables

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Define the following:

Lusty

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adj. healthy and strong; full of vigor

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Define the following:

Stew

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n. a state of great anxiety and agitation
n. a heated public room used for hot steam baths
v. worry about something, especially alone
v. (be stewed in) to be steeped in or imbued with

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Define the following:

Popeyed

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adj. marked by bulging, staring eyes

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Define the following:

Riding crop

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n. a short flexible whip with a loop for the hand, used in riding horses

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Define the following:

Froth

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n. impure matter that rises to the surface of a liquid: skim off any surface froth
n. something that rises or overflows in a soft, light mass: her skirt swirled in a froth of black lace
n. worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas or topics
v. rise or overflow in a soft, light mass: she wore an ivory silk blouse, frothing at neck and cuffs

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Define the following:

Savage

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v. subject to a vicious verbal attack, criticize verbally

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Define the following:

Sough

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v. (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound
n. a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound made by the winds in trees or the sea

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Define the following:

Age-old

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adj. having existed for a very long time

84
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Define the following:

Affray

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n. an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace

85
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Define the following:

Stipulate

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v. demand or specify (a requirement), typically as a part of a bargain or agreement: he stipulated certain conditions before the marriage

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Define the following:

Grind

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n. hard dull work: relief from the daily grind

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Define the following:

Constitutional

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adj. of or relating to someone’s physical or mental condition
n. a walk, typically one taken regularly to maintain or restore good health

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Define the following:

Hazing

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n. the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation

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Define the following:

Lick

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v. defeat (someone) comprehensively

v. thrash

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Define the following:

Beaux

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n. a boyfriend or male admirerer

91
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Define the following:

Squall

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n. a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet
n. a loud cry
v. (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously

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Define the following:

Upshot

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n. the final or eventual conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events

93
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Define the following:

Yarn

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n. a long and rambling story, usually one that is implausible
v. tell a long and implausible story

94
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Define the following:

Derringer

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n. a small pistol that has a large bore and is very effective at close range

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Define the following:

Pommel

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n. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider

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Define the following:

Puckish

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adj. playful

97
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Define the following:

Carte blanche

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n. free will to do anything

98
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Define the following:

Woolgathering

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n. indulgence in aimlesss thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness

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Define the following:

Skylark

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v. pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay

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Define the following:

Jilt

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v. suddenly reject or abandon (a lover): he was jilted by his bride-to-be at the altar
n. a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a state of preoccupation
n. the process of considering something independently of its attributes, associations, or concrete accomplishments

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Abstraction

102
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the action of killing a king
n. a person who kills or takes part in killing a king

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Regicide

103
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
adj. used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality

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Eminent

104
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something

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Demarcation

105
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the classification of something, especially organisms

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Taxonomy

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the front part of something
adj. situated or placed in front

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Fore

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. unappealing or unimaginative
adj. (of advertising) intending to create prestige rather than immediate sales

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Institutional

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. again and again in the same way; forever

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Ad infinitum

109
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year

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Sabbatical

110
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. [with obj.] cause annoyance to
v. [with obj.] (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth

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Worry

111
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. perform (a gesture) with one’s hands or body

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Sketch

112
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. collect or combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order
v. compare and analyze (texts or other data)

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Collate

113
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the quality of being religious or reverent
n. a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence

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Piety

114
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health

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Regimen

115
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect

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Reverent

116
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route
v. (of a plant) put out long shoots that grow over walls and other plants
n. a walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside

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Ramble

117
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the prevailing tone or tenor of a situation, piece of writing, etc.

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Key

118
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. second last

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Penultimate

119
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a woman who flirts

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Coquette

120
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or elusive

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Circumlocution

121
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech and writing
n. an indirect and cirumlocutory phrase

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Periphrasis

122
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes) either as a fault of style or emphasis

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Pleonasm

123
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. deliberately falsify (something)
v. [no obj.] pass time aimlessly or unproductively

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Diddle

124
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. something that someone firmly believes is true

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Certitude

125
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. [no obj.] move forward gradually or easily

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Forge

126
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. relief or consolation

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Surcease

127
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness

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Nepenthe

128
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a condition of incapacity or helplessness

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Palsy

129
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. [with obj.] establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

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Entrench

130
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. randomly determined

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Stochastic

131
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a colorful and variegated pattern
n. a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole

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Mosaic

132
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. drinkable

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Potable

133
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant)
n. a flavor or taste of
n. a trace or suggestion of

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Smack

134
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent

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Diaphanous

135
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an association, typically of several business companies

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Consortium

136
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
n. a small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the Renaissance
v. habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others

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Consort

137
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster

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Dire

138
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped
adj. close, strict, or rigorous

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Strait

139
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. carefully guarded
adj. not willing to give away money or information; secret
adj. uncomfortably humid or airless

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Close

140
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen

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Presage

141
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion
n. a proofreader’s sign indicating matter to be deleted

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Dele

142
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. erase (a mark) from a surface

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Efface

143
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. [no obj.] struggle or compete forcefully for

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Jostle for

144
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. [used in pl.] progress; an advance
n. [used in pl.] an instance of something being affected, encroached on, or destroyed by something else

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Inroad

145
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. place (something) in proximity to or juxtaposition else

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Appose

146
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a female prostitute or promiscuous woman

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Strumpet

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person’s view, opinion, or judgement
n. the act of avenging
v. [with obj.] establish by counting or calculation; calculate

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Reckoning

148
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the killing of one’s brother or sister
n. the accidental killing of one’s own forces in a war

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Fratricide

149
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person or thing that is moved to a new place or situation

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Transplant

150
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a witty remark

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Witticism

151
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. any artistic work, especially one on a large scale

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Opus

152
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
n. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution

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Regent

153
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an uncertain belief

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Supposition

154
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

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Unabashed

155
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of the sky) full of dark clouds

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Sullen

156
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef

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Surf

157
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the removal of writing, recorded material, or data
n. the removal of all traces; obliteration

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Erasure

158
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. without consolation or comfort; unhappy
adj. (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless

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Disconsolate

159
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (especially of a work or art) having a mournful quality
adj. wistfully mournful

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Elegaic

160
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. [in sing.] a person’s acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard

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Imprimatur

161
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic

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Operatic

162
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

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Cadaverous

163
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. divide into sections or categories

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Compartmentalize

164
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
v. analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning

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Explicate

165
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a large group of people or things of a particular kind
n. a group of birds, particularly quail, particularly when closely gathered on the ground

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Bevy

166
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tile
n. sediment; dregs; grounds

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Grout

167
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water

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Slurry

168
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. healthy and strong; full of vigor

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Lusty

169
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a state of great anxiety and agitation
n. a heated public room used for hot steam baths
v. worry about something, especially alone

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Stew

170
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. marked by bulging, staring eyes

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Popeyed

171
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a short flexible whip with a loop for the hand, used in riding horses

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Riding crop

172
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. something that rises or overflows in a soft, light mass
n. worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas or topics
v. rise or overflow in a soft, light mass

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Froth

173
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. subject to a vicious verbal attack, criticize verbally

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Savage

174
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound
n. a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound made by the winds in trees or the sea

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Sough

175
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. having existed for a very long time

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Age-old

176
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace

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Affray

177
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. hard dull work

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Grind

178
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. of or relating to someone’s physical or mental condition
n. a walk, typically one taken regularly to maintain or restore good health

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Constitutional

179
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation

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Hazing

180
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. defeat (someone) comprehensively
v. thrash

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Lick

181
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a boyfriend or male admirerer

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Beaux

182
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet
n. a loud cry
v. (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously

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Squall

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the final or eventual conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events

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Upshot

184
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a long and rambling story, usually one that is implausible
v. tell a long and implausible story

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Yarn

185
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider

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Pommel

186
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. playful

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Puckish

187
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. free will to do anything

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Carte blanche

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. indulgence in aimlesss thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness

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Woolgathering

189
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay

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Skylark

190
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
n. a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover

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Jilt

191
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Define the following:

Hawser

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n. a thick rope or cable for mooring a ship

192
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Define the following:

Vouchsafe

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v. give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner: it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven

193
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Define the following:

Anterior

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adj. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
adj. coming before in time; earlier

194
Q

Define the following:

Flagitious

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adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal; villanous

195
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Define the following:

Amity

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n. a friendly relationship

196
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a thick rope or cable for mooring a ship

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Hawser

197
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner

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Vouchsafe

198
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
adj. coming before in time; earlier

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Anterior

199
Q

Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal; villanous

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Flagitious

200
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. a friendly relationship

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Amity

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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