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Define the following:

Hunch

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v. raise (one’s shoulder) and bend the top of one’s body forward
v. bend one’s body into a huddled position: I hunched as small as I could
v. shove or push; nudge
n. a hunched position or thing: the hunch of his back
n. a thick piece; a hunk

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Define the following:

Rivet

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v. hold (someone or something) fast to a spot so as to make them incapable of movement
v. direct (one’s eyes or attention) to someone

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Define the following:

Galleon

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n. square-rigged ships usually with three or more decks and masts

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Define the following:

Ravish

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v. seize and carry off (someone) by force
v. rape
v. fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture: ravished by a sunny afternoon, she agreed without thinking

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Define the following:

Toilet

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n. [in sing.] the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one’s appearance: her toilet completed, she finally went downstairs
n. [as modifier] denoting articles used in the process of washing oneself: toilet articles
n. the cleansing of part of a person’s body as a medical procedure

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Define the following:

Obstretical

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adj. of or relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it

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Define the following:

Embolden

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v. give (someone) the courage to do something or to behave in a certain way
v. cause (a piece of text) to appear in bold

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Define the following:

Wallflower

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n. a person who has no one to dance with or who feels shy, awkward, or excluded from a party

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Define the following:

Somnolent

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adj. sleepy; drowsy

adj. causing or suggestive of drowsiness

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Define the following:

Bluestocking

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n. an intellectual or literary woman

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Define the following:

Impassion

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v. make passionate: her body had once pleased and impassioned him

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Define the following:

Accord

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v. [with obj.] give or grant someone (power, recognition, or status): the man had accorded her little notice

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Define the following:

Passel

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n. a large group of people or things of indeterminate number

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Define the following:

Avail

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v. (avail oneself of) use or take advantage of (a resource): my daughter did not avail herself of my advice
v. help or benefit: no amount of stuggle availed Charles

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Define the following:

Aegis

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n. the protection, backing, or support of a person or organization: negotiations were conducted under the aegis of the UN

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Define the following:

Sport

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n. entertainment; fun
n. a source of amusement or entertainment: I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Williams
v. [no obj.] amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way: the children sported in the water

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Define the following:

Exploitation

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n. the action of making use of and benefiting from resources: the Bronze Age saw exploitation of gold deposits

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Define the following:

Penumbra

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n. the partially shaded outside region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
n. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse

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Define the following:

Tintinnabulation

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n. a ringing or tinkling sound

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Define the following:

Putter

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v. occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner, doing a number of small tasks or not concentrating on anything in particular: he puttered around in the garden
v. [with adverbial of direction] move in a casual, unhurried way: the duck putters on the surface of the pond

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Define the following:

Toll

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n. a single ringing of a bell

n. the cost or damage resulting from something: the environmental toll of the policy has been high

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Define the following:

Cadre

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n. a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession
n. a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization
n. a member of an activist group

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Define the following:

Instep

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n. the part of a person’s foot between the ball and ankle

n. the part of a shoe that fits over or under the instep of a foot

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Define the following:

Euchre

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v. decieve, outwit, or cheat someone: the merchant can be euchered out of his caftan by hard bargaining

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Define the following:

Vent

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n. the opening of a volcano, through which lava and other materials are emitted
n. the expression or release of a strong emotion, energy, etc.: children give vent to their anger in various ways
v. give free expression to (a strong emotion)
v. provide an outlet for gas, air, or liquid: clothes dryers must be vented to the outside
v. discharge or expel (air, gas, or liquid) to the outside

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Define the following:

Contrarian

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n. a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchang dealing
adj. opposing or rejecting popular opinion; going against current practice

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Define the following:

Exorbitant

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adj. (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

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Define the following:

Junction

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n. a point where two or more things are joined: a junction of the two rivers
n. the action or fact of joining or being joined

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Define the following:

Tabula rasa

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n. an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate
n. the human mind, especially at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas

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Define the following:

Sovereign

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n. a supreme ruler, especially a monarch
adj. possessing supreme or ultimate power
adj. [attrib.] (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without inside interference: accusations of interference in sovereign affairs
adj. [attrib.] possessing royal power and status

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Define the following:

Aerate

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v. introduce air into (a material): she would aerate the lawn with high heels

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Define the following:

Madcap

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adj. amusingly eccentric
adj. done or thought up without considering the consequences; crazy or reckless
n. an eccentric person

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Define the following:

Intermediary

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n. a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator

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Define the following:

Moniker

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n. a name

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Define the following:

Elysium

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n. a place or state of perfect happiness

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Define the following:

Figure

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v. be a significant and noticeable part in something: the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in talks
v. (of a person) play a significant role in an event
v. [with obj.] represent (something) in a diagram or picture: varieties of the Cape genus are figured in the picture
v. embellish (something) with a pattern: the floors were covered with figured linoleum

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Define the following:

Stimulate

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v. raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)
v. encourage interest or activity in (a person or animal): the investers failed to be stimulated by the ideas he presented to them
v. encourage the development of or increase activity in (a stage or process): the courses stimulate a passion for learning

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Define the following:

Thoroughfare

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n. a road or path forming a route between two places

n. a main road in a town

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Define the following:

Smattering

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n. a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject

n. a small amount of something

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Define the following:

Asocial

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adj. avoiding social interaction; inconsiderate of or hostile to others

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Define the following:

Pert

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adj. (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky
adj. (of a young person or their speech or behavior) impudent: no need to be pert, ma’am
adj. (of a bodily feature or garment) attractive due to being neat and jaunty: she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes

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Define the following:

Peart

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adj. lively; cheerful

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Define the following:

Adjutant

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n. a person’s assistant or deputy

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Define the following:

Echelon

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n. a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society

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Define the following:

Browbeat

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v. intimidate (someone), typically into doing something with stern or abusive words: a witness is being browbeaten in the cross-examination

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Define the following:

Skate

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n. an uncouth and disreputable man
v. (skate over/around) pass over or refer fleetingly to (a subject or problem): she seemed to skate over the next part of her story
v. (skate through) make quick and easy progress through

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Define the following:

Serendipity

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n. the occurence and development of event by chance in a happy or beneficial way: a fortunate stroke of serendipity

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Define the following:

Truncate

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v. shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end: discussion was truncated by the arrival of tea
adj. (of a leaf, feather, or other part) ending abruptly as if cut off across the base or tip

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Define the following:

Subvert

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v. undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution): an attempt to subvert democratic government

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Define the following:

Inanition

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n. lack of mental or spiritual vigor and enthusiasm: she was thinking that old age bred inanition
n. exhaustion caused by lack of nutrition

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Define the following:

Vixen

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n. a female fox

n. a spiteful or quarrelsome woman

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Define the following:

Jocund

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adj. cheerful and lighthearted

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Define the following:

Felicitations

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n. words expressing praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occassion

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Define the following:

Nebbish

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n. a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive

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Define the following:

Whey-faced

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adj. (of a person) pale, especially as a result of ill health, shock, or fear

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Define the following:

Tempestuous

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adj. characterized by a strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion: he had a reckless and tempestuous streak
adj. very stormy

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Define the following:

Vinaigrette

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n. a small ornamental bottle for holding smelling salts

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Define the following:

Out-and-out

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adj. in every respect; absolute; without question: an out-and-out crook

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Define the following:

Gig

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n. a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse

n. a light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing

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Define the following:

Antipode

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n. the direct opposite of something else

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Define the following:

Mésalliance

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n. a marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable or of a lower position

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Define the following:

Diegesis

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n. a narrative or plot, typically in a movie

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Define the following:

Morass

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n. an area of muddy or boggy ground

n. a complicated or confused situation

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Define the following:

Statuary

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n. sculpture consisting of statues; statues regarded collectively: fragments of broken statuary
n. the art or practice of making statues
n. a sculptor

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Define the following:

Disgorge

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v. cause to pour out
v. (of a building or vehicle) discharge (the occupants)
v. yield or give up (funds, especially funds that have been dishonestly acquired): they were made to disgorge all the profits made from the record
v. [no obj.] (of a river) empty into a sea: the Nile disgorges into the sea at Rashid

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Define the following:

Oracular

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adj. (of an utterance, advice, etc.) hard to interpret; enigmatic
adj. holding or claiming the authority of an oracle: he holds forth in oracular fashion

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Define the following:

Oracle

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n. a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
n. a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something
n. a response or message given by an oracle

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Define the following:

Vapor

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v. [no obj.] talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way: vapor on
n. (the vapors) a sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression

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Define the following:

Entrain

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n. enthusiasm or animation
v. board a train
v. [with obj.] (of a current or fluid) incorporate and sweep along in its flow
v. cause or bring about as a consequence: the triumph of a revolution was measured in terms of the social revision it entrained
v. (of a rhythm or something that varies rhythmically) cause (another) to gradually fall into synchronism with it
v. (entrain to) fall into synchronism with (something) in such a way

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Define the following:

Gangrene

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n. localized death and consumption of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection
v. [no obj.] become affected with gangrene

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Define the following:

Quid

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n. a lump of tobacco for chewing

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Define the following:

Dowager

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n. a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband
n. a dignified elderly woman

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Define the following:

Squamos

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adj. covered with or characterized by scales

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Define the following:

Subvocalize

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v. utter (words or sounds) with the lips silently or with barely audible sound, especially when talking to oneself, memorizing something, or reading

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Define the following:

Gall

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n. used to refer to something bitter or cruel: accept life’s gall without blaming somebody else
n. annoyance; irritation
v. make (someone) feel annoyed
v. make sore by rubbing: the straps galled their shoulders

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Define the following:

To-do

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n. fuss: convalescents from the hospitals wedged in between stout chaperons and slender girls who made great fuss and to-do over them

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Define the following:

Cavalcade

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n. a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles

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Define the following:

Fast

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adj. allowing people or things to move at a high speed: a wide, fast road
adj. (of a person or their lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities

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Define the following:

Bower

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n. a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood
n. a summerhouse or country cottage
n. a lady’s private room or bedroom
v. shade or enclose (a place or person)

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Define the following:

Shiver

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n. each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter
v. break into splinters or fragments

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Define the following:

Light

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n. (lights) a person’s standards, opinions, and abilities: leaving the police to do their job according to their lights
n. a person notable or eminent in a particular sphere of activity or place
adj. (of a woman) unchaste; promiscuous
v. (light on/upon) come upon or discover by chance: he lit upon a possible solution
v. descend: from the horse he lit down
v. (light on) fall and settle or land on (a surface)

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Define the following:

Friable

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adj. easily crumbled: the soil was friable between her fingers

83
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Define the following:

Celerity

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n. a rate that is rapid; quickness: gossip often travels with celerity

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Define the following:

Interstice

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n. an intervening space, especially a very small one: sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees

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Define the following:

Gravid

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adj. pregnant; carrying eggs or young

adj. full of meaning or a specified quality: gravid with unease

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Define the following:

Besom

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n. a broom made of twigs tied around a stick

87
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Define the following:

Heft

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v. lift or carry (something heavy)
n. the weight of someone or something
n. ability or influence: his colleagues wonder if he has the intellectual heft for his new job

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Define the following:

Cum

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prep. combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual-nature function): a study-cum-bedroom

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Define the following:

Naif

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adj. naive or ingenuous

n. a naive or ingenuous person

90
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Define the following:

Pusillaminous

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adj. showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

91
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Define the following:

Poltroon

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n. an utter coward

92
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Define the following:

Immolate

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v. kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning

93
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Define the following:

Mount

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v. [no obj.] (of the blood or its color) rise into the cheeks: feeling the blush mount in her cheeks, she looked away quickly
v. establish; set up: security forces mounted checkpoints at every key road
v. (of a feeling) become stronger or more intense: his anxiety mounted

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Define the following:

Upwards of

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v. more than: They’d been out for upwards of six months now

95
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Define the following:

Whimsy

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n. playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
n. a whim
n. a thing that is fanciful or odd

96
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Define the following:

Muzzy

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adj. unable to think clearly; confused
adj. not thought up clearly; vague
adj. blurred; indistinct

97
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Define the following:

Betide

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v. happen: I did not know what would betide

v. [with obj.] happen to (someone): she was trembling with fear lest more might betide her

98
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Define the following:

Verbatim

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adj. in exactly the same words as used originally

99
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. raise (one’s shoulder) and bend the top of one’s body forward
v. bend one’s body into a huddled position
v. shove or push; nudge preface
n. a thick piece; a hunk

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Hunch

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. square-rigged ships usually with three or more decks and masts

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Galleon

101
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. seize and carry off (someone) by force
v. rape
v. fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture

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Ravish

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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. [in sing.] the process of washing oneself, dressing, and attending to one’s appearance
n. [as modifier] denoting articles used in the process of washing oneself
n. the cleansing of part of a person’s body as a medical procedure

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Toilet

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adj. of or relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it

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Obstretical

104
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v. give (someone) the courage to do something or to behave in a certain way
v. cause (a piece of text) to appear in bold

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Embolden

105
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n. a person who has no one to dance with or who feels shy, awkward, or excluded from a party

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Wallflower

106
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adj. sleepy; drowsy
adj. causing or suggestive of drowsiness

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Somnolent

107
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n. an intellectual or literary woman

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Bluestocking

108
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v. make passionate

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Impassion

109
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v. [with obj.] give or grant someone (power, recognition, or status)

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Accord

110
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n. a large group of people or things of indeterminate number

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Passel

111
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v. use or take advantage of (a resource)
v. help or benefit

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Avail

112
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n. the protection, backing, or support of a person or organization

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Aegis

113
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adj. forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base

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Basal

114
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n. entertainment; fun
n. a source of amusement or entertainment
v. [no obj.] amuse oneself or play in a lively, energetic way

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Sport

115
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n. the action of making use of and benefiting from resources

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Exploitation

116
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n. the partially shaded outside region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
n. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse

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Penumbra

117
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n. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

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Edict

118
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n. a ringing or tinkling sound

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Tintinnabulation

119
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v. occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner, doing a number of small tasks or not concentrating on anything in particular
v. [with adverbial of direction] move in a casual, unhurried way

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Putter

120
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n. a single ringing of a bell
n. the cost or damage resulting from something

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Toll

121
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n. a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession
n. a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization
n. a member of an activist group

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Cadre

122
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n. the part of a person’s foot between the ball and ankle

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Instep

123
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v. decieve, outwit, or cheat someone

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Euchre

124
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n. the expression or release of a strong emotion, energy, etc.
v. give free expression to (a strong emotion)

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Vent

125
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n. a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchang dealing
adj. opposing or rejecting popular opinion; going against current practice

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Contrarian

126
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adj. (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high

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Exorbitant

127
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n. a point where two or more things are joined
n. the action or fact of joining or being joined

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Junction

128
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n. an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate
n. the human mind, especially at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas

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Tabula rasa

129
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adj. [attrib.] (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without inside interference
adj. [attrib.] possessing royal power and status

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Sovereign

130
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v. introduce air into (a material)

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Aerate

131
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adj. amusingly eccentric
adj. done or thought up without considering the consequences; crazy or reckless
n. an eccentric person

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Madcap

132
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n. a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator

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Intermediary

133
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n. a name

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Moniker

134
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n. a place or state of perfect happiness

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Elysium

135
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v. [with obj.] represent (something) in a diagram or picture
v. embellish (something) with a pattern

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Figure

136
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v. raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)
v. encourage interest or activity in (a person or animal)
v. encourage the development of or increase activity in (a stage or process)

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Stimulate

137
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n. a road or path forming a route between two places
n. a main road in a town

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Throroughfare

138
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n. a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject
n. a small amount of something

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Smattering

139
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adj. avoiding social interaction; inconsiderate of or hostile to others

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Asocial

140
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adj. (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky
adj. (of a young person or their speech or behavior) impudent

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Pert

141
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adj. lively; cheerful

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Peart

142
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n. a person’s assistant or deputy

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Adjutant

143
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n. a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society

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Echelon

144
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v. intimidate (someone), typically into doing something with stern or abusive words

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Browbeat

145
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n. an uncouth and disreputable man
v. pass over or refer fleetingly to (a subject or problem)
v. make quick and easy progress through

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Skate

146
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n. the occurence and development of event by chance in a happy or beneficial way

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Serendipity

147
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v. shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end

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Truncate

148
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v. undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

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Subvert

149
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n. lack of mental or spiritual vigor and enthusiasm
n. exhaustion caused by lack of nutrition

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Inanition

150
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n. a female fox
n. a spiteful or quarrelsome woman

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Vixen

151
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adj. cheerful and lighthearted

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Jocund

152
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n. words expressing praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occassion

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Felicitations

153
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n. a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive

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Nebbish

154
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adj. (of a person) pale, especially as a result of ill health, shock, or fear

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Whey-faced

155
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adj. characterized by a strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
adj. very stormy

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Tempestuous

156
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n. a small ornamental bottle for holding smelling salts

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Vinaigrette

157
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adj. in every respect; absolute; without question

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Out-and-out

158
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n. a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse
n. a light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing

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Gig

159
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n. the direct opposite of something else

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Antipode

160
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n. a marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable or of a lower position

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Mésalliance

161
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n. a narrative or plot, typically in a movie

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Diegesis

162
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n. an area of muddy or boggy ground
n. a complicated or confused situation

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Morass

163
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n. sculpture consisting of statues; statues regarded collectively
n. the art or practice of making statues
n. a sculptor

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Statuary

164
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v. cause to pour out
v. (of a building or vehicle) discharge (the occupants)
v. yield or give up (funds, especially funds that have been dishonestly acquired)
v. [no obj.] (of a river) empty into a sea

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Disgorge

165
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adj. (of an utterance, advice, etc.) hard to interpret; enigmatic
adj. holding or claiming the authority of an oracle

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Oracular

166
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n. a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
n. a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority or guide on something

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Oracle

167
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v. [no obj.] talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way
n. a sudden feeling of faintness or nervousness or a state of depression

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Vapor

168
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n. enthusiasm or animation
v. board a train
v. [with obj.] (of a current or fluid) incorporate and sweep along in its flow
v. (of a rhythm or something that varies rhythmically) cause (another) to gradually fall into synchronism with it

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Entrain

169
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n. localized death and consumption of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection

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Gangrene

170
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n. a lump of tobacco for chewing

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Quid

171
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n. a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband
n. a dignified elderly woman

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Dowager

172
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adj. covered with or characterized by scales

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Squamos

173
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v. utter (words or sounds) with the lips silently or with barely audible sound, especially when talking to oneself, memorizing something, or reading

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Subvocalize

174
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n. a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one

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Turncoat

175
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n. used to refer to something bitter or cruel
n. annoyance; irritation
v. make (someone) feel annoyed
v. make sore by rubbing

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Gall

176
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n. fuss

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To-do

177
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n. a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles

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Cavalcade

178
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adj. allowing people or things to move at a high speed
adj. (of a person or their lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities

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Fast

179
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n. a pleasant shady under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood
n. a summerhouse or country cottage
n. a lady’s private room or bedroom
v. a shade or enclose (a place or person)

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Bower

180
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n. each of the small fragments into which something such as glass is shattered when broken; a splinter
v. break into splinters or fragments

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Shiver

181
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n. a person notable or eminent in a particular sphere of activity or place
adj. (of a woman) unchaste; promiscuous

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Light

182
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adj. easily crumbled

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Friable

183
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n. a rate that is rapid; quickness

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Celerity

184
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n. an intervening space, especially a very small one

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Interstice

185
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adj. pregnant; carrying eggs or young
adj. full of meaning or a specified quality

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Gravid

186
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n. a broom made of twigs tied around a stick

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Besom

187
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v. life or carry (something heavy)
n. the weight of someone or something
n. ability or influence

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Heft

188
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prep. combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual-nature function)

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Cum

189
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adj. showing a lack of courage or determination; timid

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Pusillaminous

190
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adj. naive or ingenuous
n. a naive or ingenuous person

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Naif

191
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n. an utter coward

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Poltroon

192
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v. kill or offer as a sacrifice, especially by burning

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Immolate

193
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v. [no obj.] (of the blood or its color) rise into the cheeks
v. establish; set up
v. (of a feeling) become stronger or more intense

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Mount

194
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v. more than

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Upwards of

195
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

n. playfully quaint or fanciful behavior or humor
n. a whim
n. a thing that is fanciful or odd

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Whimsy

196
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

adj. unable to think clearly; confused
adj. not thought up clearly; vague
adj. blurred; indistinct

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Muzzy

197
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v. happen
v. [with obj.] happen to (someone)

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Betide

198
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adj. in exactly the same words as used originally

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Verbatim

199
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?

v. hold (someone or something) fast to a spot so as to make them incapable of movement
v. direct (one’s eyes or attention) to someone

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Rivet

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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