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Define the following:

Beholden

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adj. owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don’t like to beholden to anybody

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Define the following:

Dart

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n. a sudden, intense pang of an intense emotion: a dart of panic
v. [with obj.] cast (a look or one’s eyes) suddenly and rapidly in one direction: she darted a glance across the table

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Define the following:

Plate

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v. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal: the cylinder is nickel-plated
v. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates for a meal

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Define the following:

Piping

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v. [with dir. speech] say something in a high, shrill voice: “No ma’am!” piped Lucy
n. lengths of pipes, or a network of pipes, made of metal, plastic, or other materials
n. ornamentation on food consisting of lines on icing, whipped cream, etc.
adj. (of a voice or sound) high pitched

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Define the following:

Suffer

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v. tolerate

v. allow (someone) to do something: my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more

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Define the following:

Dinghy

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n. a small boat for recreation or sailing, especially an open boat with masts or sails
n. a small, inflatable rubber boat

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Define the following:

Adonis

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n. (an Adonis) an extremely handsome young man

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Define the following:

Huddle

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n. a crowd or confused mass of people or things
n. a small group of people having an informal, private conversation
n. confusion; bustle

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Define the following:

Shoulder

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v. [with obj.] put (something heavy) over one’s shoulders
v. take on (a burden or responsibility)
v. [with obj.] push (someone or something) out of one’s way with one’s shoulder

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Define the following:

Paisley

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n. [usu. as modifier] a distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India: a paisley silk tie

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Define the following:

Lest

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conj. with the intention of preventing (something undesirable): he spent the whole day in his room, headphones on lest he disturb someone
conj. (after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case: she sat up late worrying lest he be held up on the way home

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Define the following:

Inconnu

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n. an unknown person or thing

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Define the following:

Hortatory

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n. tending or aiming to exhort

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Define the following:

Panglossian

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adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism

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Define the following:

Neurosis

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n. (in nontechnical use) excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession: apprehension over mounting debt has created a collective neurosis in the business world

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Define the following:

Project

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v. [no obj.] extend outward beyond something else; protrude: I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book
v. cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface: the one light projected shadows on the wall
v. imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time: people may be projecting the future into the past
v. (project something onto) transfer or attribute one’s own emotions or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously: men may sometimes project their fears onto women

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Define the following:

Slugabed

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n. a lazy person who stays in bed for a long time

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Define the following:

Empyrean

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adj. pertaining to the sky; celestial

n. (the empyrean) the visible heavens; the sky

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Define the following:

Penurious

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adj. extremely poor; poverty-stricken

adj. parsimonious; mean

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Define the following:

Brusque

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adj. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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Define the following:

Emissary

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n. a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

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Define the following:

Attune

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v. make receptive or aware: a society more attuned to consumerism than ideology
v. accustom or acclimatize: students are not attuned to making decisions
v. [no obj.] become receptive to or aware of: a consciuous effort to attune to the wider audience
v. make harmonious

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Define the following:

Import

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v. express or make known: they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty’s gracious promise
n. [in sing.] the meaning or significance or something, especially when not directly stated
n. great significance; importance

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Define the following:

Selfsame

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adj. exactly the same

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Define the following:

Overmuch

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adv. too much

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Define the following:

Contestation

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n. the action or process of disputing or arguing

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Define the following:

Summary

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adj. dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief
adj. (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities: a summary arrest
adj. (of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without the jury

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Define the following:

Lese-majeste

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n. the insulting of a monarch or other leader; treason

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Define the following:

Gratulation

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n. a feeling of joy

n. the expression of joy

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Define the following:

Penetralia

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n. the most private or secret things

n. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing

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Define the following:

Uxorious

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adj. having or showing a submissive or excessive fondness for one’s wife

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Define the following:

Gormandize

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v. to eat greedily or ravenously

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Define the following:

Oniomania

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n. an obsessive or uncontrollable urge to buy things

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Define the following:

Pandiculation

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n. the process of stretching oneself

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Define the following:

Bibliotaph

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n. a person who caches or hoards books

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Define the following:

Winkle

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v. (winkle something out) obtain or extract something with great difficulty

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Define the following:

Propinquity

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n. the state of being close to something or someone; proximity
n. affinity of nature; similarity

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Define the following:

Foudroyant

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adj. striking as if with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning

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Define the following:

Spoonerism

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n. the transposition of the beginning sounds of two words, such as instead of crushing blow, being blushing crow

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Define the following:

Bombinate

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v. to buzz, humm, or drone: Like his co-workers he had been somewhat stampeded by Dorn’s imitative faculties, faculties which enabled the former journalist to bombinate twice as loud in a void three times as great as any of his colleagues

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Define the following:

Lexicographer

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n. a person who compiles dictionaries

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Define the following:

Fugacious

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adj. evanescent

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Define the following:

Fortnight

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n. two weeks

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Define the following:

Antediluvian

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adj. of or belonging to the time of the time before the biblical Flood
adj. ridiculously old fashioned

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Define the following:

Matutinal

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adj. relating to or occuring in the morning; early

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Define the following:

Telluric

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adj. of or proceeding from the earth or soil

adj. of or relating to the earth; terrestrial

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Define the following:

Milquetoast

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n. a person who is timid or submissive

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Define the following:

Eudemonic

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adj. conducive to happiness

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Define the following:

Oenophile

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n. a connoisseur of wines

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Define the following:

Gastronome

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n. a gourmet

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Define the following:

Irenic

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adj. aiming or aimed at peace

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Define the following:

Apothegm

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n. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism

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Define the following:

Oblation

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n. a thing presented or offered to God or a god

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Define the following:

Shunt

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v. (usu. be shunted) push or shove (someone or something)
v. direct or divert (someone or something) to a less important place or position: amateurs were gradually shunted into filing jobs
n. an act of pushing or shoving something

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Define the following:

Gaslight

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v. manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

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Define the following:

Strong

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adj. used after a number to indicate the size of a group: a hostile crowd several thousand strong
adj. (of something seen or heard) not soft or muted

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Define the following:

Repertoire

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n. a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses

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Define the following:

Longhand

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n. written in normal handwriting as opposed to shorthand (typing or printing)

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Define the following:

Hypochondriac

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n. a person who is anxiously cautious about their health

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Define the following:

Egregious

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adj. outstandingly bad; shocking

adj. remarkably good

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Define the following:

Éclat

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n. brilliant display or effect

n. social distinction or conspicuous success

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Define the following:

Aubade

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n. a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

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Define the following:

Plenary

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adj. unqualified; absolute: crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the pope
adj. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups

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Define the following:

Qualified

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adj. not complete or absolute; limited: a qualified success

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Define the following:

August

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adj. respected and impressive

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Define the following:

Qualify

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v. make (something extreme or undesirable) less severe or extreme: his sincere piety and his large heart always qualify his errors
v. alter the strength or taste of (something, especially a liquid): he qualified his mug of water with a plentiful infusion of liquor
v. (qualify something as) attribute a specified quality to something; describe something as: the propositions have been qualified as heretical

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Define the following:

Persiflage

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n. light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

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Define the following:

Apotheosis

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n. the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
n. the elevation of someone to a higher status; deification

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Define the following:

Annuity

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n. a fixed amount of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life: he left her an annuity of $1,000 in his will

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Define the following:

Atavistic

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adj. related to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: atavistic fears and instincts

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Define the following:

Lambent

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adj. (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance

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Define the following:

Aggrieved

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adj. feeling resentment at having been treated unfairly

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Define the following:

Intimate

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adj. (of a place or setting) having or creating a friendly and informal atmosphere
adj. (of knowledge) detailed; thorough; his intimate knowledge of the software
n. a close friend
v. imply or hint: he already intimated that he might not be able to continue
v. state or make known: he had already intimated his retirement

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Define the following:

Bonhomie

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v. cheerful friendliness; geniality

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Define the following:

Pas de deux

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n. a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman

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Define the following:

Effete

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adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual

adj. no longer effective or capable of action

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Define the following:

Mint

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n. a place where money is coined
n. (a mint) a vast sum of money
adj. (of an object) in perfect condition, as new: a pair of speakers including stands, mint, $160
v. produce for the first time: an example of newly-minted technology

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Define the following:

Tramp

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n. a vagrant
n. the sound of heavy footsteps, typically by several people
n. [in sing.] a long walk
n. a promiscuous woman
n. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot
n. the top of the blade of a spade
v. walk heavily or noisily
v. walk through a place tiredly or reluctantly over a long distance
v. [with obj.] tread or stamp on

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Define the following:

Transfigure

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v. [with obj.] transform into something more beautiful or elevated

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Define the following:

High tide

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n. the highest point of something: the high tide of nationalism

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Define the following:

Acme

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n. [in sing.] the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful

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Define the following:

Indiscrete

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adj. not divided into parts

83
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Define the following:

Indiscreet

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adj. having, showing, or proceeding from to great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private

84
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Define the following:

Indiscretion

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n. behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement

85
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Define the following:

Chuck

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v. touch (someone) playfully or gently under the chin

n. a playful touch under the chin

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Define the following:

Pattern

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n. an example for others to follow: he set the pattern for subsequent study
n. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation: Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics
v. (pattern something on/after) give something a form based on that of something else: the clothing is patterned on athletes’ wear

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Define the following:

Strain

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n. a passage or piece of poetry.
n. the tone, style, or spirit of an utterance, writing, etc.: a humorous strain.
n. a particular degree, height, or pitch attained: a strain of courageous enthusiasm
v. to make excessive demands upon: to strain one’s luck; to strain one’s resources
v. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents: to strain gravy
v. to hold back (solid particles) from liquid matter by means of a filter or sieve: to strain seeds from orange juice; to strain rice
v. to clasp tightly in the arms, the hand, etc.: The mother strained her child close to her breast

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Define the following:

Variance

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n. the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
n. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy
n. a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel.
n. (at variance)(of things) in a state of difference or disagreement; (of persons) in a state of controversy or dissension: at variance with one’s superiors

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Define the following:

Immure

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v. [with obj.] enclose or confine (someone) against their will

90
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Define the following:

Dolorous

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adj. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

91
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Define the following:

Dishabille

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n. the state of being scantily or only partly clothed: the relaxed dishabille of Lely’s portraits

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Define the following:

Daguerreotype

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n. a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitive silvered plate and mercury vapor

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Define the following:

Discommode

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v. cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience: I am sorry to have discommoded you

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Define the following:

Tilt

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v. change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another: the balance of industrial powers tilted towards the workers
v. [no obj.] (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon: he tilts at his prey
v. (tilt with) engage in a contest with

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Define the following:

Thence

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adv. from a place or source previously mentioned: they intended to cycle on into France and thence
home via Belgium
adv. as a consequence: studying maps to assess past latitudes and thence an indication of climate

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Define the following:

Via

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prep. travel through (a place) en route to a destination: they came to Europe via Turkey

97
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Define the following:

Strait laced

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adj. having or showing very strict moral attitudes

98
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Define the following:

Prick

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v. make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
v. [no obj.] feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one: she felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp
v. (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person’s eyes): tears were pricking her eyes
v. [no obj.] (of a person’s eyes) experience the sensation of imminent weeping
v. cause mental or emotional discomfort to
v. arouse or provoke to action: the police were pricked to action

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Define the following:

Profiteer

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v. [no obj.] make or seek an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market
n. a person who profiteers

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Define the following:

High-flown

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adj. (especially of language or ideas) extravagant or lofty

101
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service

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Beholden

102
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a sudden, intense pang of an intense emotion
v. [with obj.] cast (a look or one’s eyes) suddenly and rapidly in one direction

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Dart

103
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal
v. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates for a meal

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Plate

104
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with dir. speech] say something in a high, shrill voice
n. ornamentation on food consisting of lines on icing, whipped cream, etc.
adj. (of a voice or sound) high pitched

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Piping

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. tolerate
v. allow (someone) to do something

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Suffer

106
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small boat for recreation or sailing, especially an open boat with masts or sails
n. a small, inflatable rubber boat

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Dinghy

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an extremely handsome young man

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an Adonis

108
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a crowd or confused mass of people or things
n. a small group of people having an informal, private conversation
n. confusion; bustle

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Huddle

109
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with obj.] put (something heavy) over one’s shoulders
v. take on (a burden or responsibility)
v. [with obj.] push (someone or something) out of one’s way with one’s shoulder

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Shoulder

110
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. [usu. as modifier] a distinctive intricate pattern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India

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Paisley

111
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

conj. with the intention of preventing (something undesirable)
conj. (after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case

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Lest

112
Q

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n. an unknown person or thing

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Inconnu

113
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n. tending or aiming to exhort

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Hortatory

114
Q

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adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism

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Panglossian

115
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. (in nontechnical use) excessive and irrational anxiety or obsession

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Neurosis

116
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] extend outward beyond something else; protrude
v. cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface
v. imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time

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Project

117
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a lazy person who stays in bed for a long time

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Slugabed

118
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adj. pertaining to the sky; celestial

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Empyrean

119
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adj. extremely poor; poverty-stricken
adj. parsimonious; mean

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Penurious

120
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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Brusque

121
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

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Emissary

122
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. make receptive or aware
v. accustom or acclimatize
v. [no obj.] become receptive to or aware of
v. make harmonious

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Attune

123
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. express or make known
n. [in sing.] the meaning or significance of something, especially when not directly stated

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Import

124
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adj. exactly the same

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Selfsame

125
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adv. too much

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Overmuch

126
Q

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n. the action or process of disputing or arguing

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Contestation

127
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. dispensing with needless details or formalities; brief
adj. (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities

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Summary

128
Q

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n. the insulting of a monarch or other leader; treason

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Lese-majeste

129
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a feeling of joy
n. the expression of joy

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Gratulation

130
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n. the most private or secret things
n. the innermost parts or recesses of a place or thing

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Penetralia

131
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adj. having or showing a submissive or excessive fondness for one’s wife

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Uxorious

132
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v. to eat greedily or ravenously

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Gormandize

133
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n. an obsessive or uncontrollable urge to buy things

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Oniomania

134
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n. the process of stretching oneself

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Pandiculation

135
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who caches or hoards books

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Bibliotaph

136
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v. obtain or extract something with great difficulty

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Winkle

137
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the state of being close to something or someone; proximity
n. affinity of nature; similarity

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Propinquity

138
Q

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adj. striking as if with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning

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Foudroyant

139
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n. the transposition of the beginning sounds of two words, such as instead of crushing blow, being blushing crow

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Spoonerism

140
Q

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v. to buzz, humm, or drone

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Bombinate

141
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who compiles dictionaries

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Lexicographer

142
Q

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adj. evanescent

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Fugacious

143
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n. two weeks

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Fortnight

144
Q

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adj. of or belonging to the time of the time before the biblical Flood
adj. ridiculously old fashioned

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Antediluvian

145
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adj. relating to or occuring in the morning; early

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Matutinal

146
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adj. of or proceeding from the earth or soil
adj. of or relating to the earth; terrestrial

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Telluric

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who is timid or submissive

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Milquetoast

148
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adj. conducive to happiness

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Eudemonic

149
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a connoisseur of wines

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Oenophile

150
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n. a gourmet

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Gastronome

151
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adj. aiming or aimed at peace

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Irenic

152
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism

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Apothegm

153
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a thing presented or offered to God or a god

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Oblation

154
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. push or shove (someone or something)
v. direct or divert (someone or something) to a less important place or position
n. an act of pushing or shoving something

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Shunt

155
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

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Gaslight

156
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. used after a number to indicate the size of a group

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Strong

157
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a stock of skills or types of behavior that a person habitually uses

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Repertoire

158
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. written in normal handwriting as opposed to shorthand (typing or printing)

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Longhand

159
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a person who is anxiously cautious about their health

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Hypochondriac

160
Q

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adj. outstandingly bad; shocking
adj. remarkably good

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Egregious

161
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. brilliant display or effect
n. social distinction or conspicuous success

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Éclat

162
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a poem or piece of music appropriate to the dawn or early morning

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Aubade

163
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. unqualified; absolute
adj. (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants at a conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in smaller groups

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Plenary

164
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. not complete or absolute; limited

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Qualified

165
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adj. respected and impressive

A

August

166
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. make (something extreme or undesirable) less severe or extreme
v. alter the strength or taste of (something, especially a liquid)

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Qualify

167
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter

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Persiflage

168
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
n. the elevation of someone to a higher status; deification

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Apotheosis

169
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a fixed amount of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life

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Annuity

170
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adj. related to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral

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Atavistic

171
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of light or fire) glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance

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Lambent

172
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated unfairly

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Aggrieved

173
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a place or setting) having or creating a friendly and informal atmosphere
adj. (of knowledge) detailed; thorough
n. a close friend
v. imply or hint
v. state or make known

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Intimate

174
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. cheerful friendliness; geniality

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Bonhomie

175
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman

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Pas de deux

176
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual
adj. no longer effective or capable of action

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Effete

177
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a place where money is coined
n. a vast sum of money
adj. (of an object) in perfect condition, as new
v. produce for the first time

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Mint

178
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a vagrant
n. the sound of heavy footsteps, typically by several people
n. [in sing.] a long walk
n. a promiscuous woman
n. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot
n. the top of the blade of a spade

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Tramp

179
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with obj.] transform into something more beautiful or elevated

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Transfigure

180
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the highest point of something

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High-tide

181
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. [in sing.] the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful

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Acme

182
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. not divided into parts

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Indiscrete

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having, showing, or proceeding from to great a readiness to reveal things that should remain secret or private

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Indiscreet

184
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgement

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Indiscretion

185
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. touch (someone) playfully or gently under the chin
n. a playful touch under the chin

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Chuck

186
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an example for others to follow
n. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation

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Pattern

187
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a passage or piece of poetry
n. the tone, style, or spirit of an utterance, writing, etc.
n. a particular degree, height, or pitch attained
v. to make excessive demands upon: to strain one’s luck; to strain one’s resources
v. to pour (liquid containing solid matter) through a filter, sieve, or the like in order to hold back the denser solid constituents
v. to hold back (solid particles) from liquid matter by means of a filter or sieve
v. to clasp tightly in the arms, the hand, etc

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Strain

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
n. an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy
n. a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel

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Variance

189
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [with obj.] enclose or confine (someone) against their will

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Immure

190
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

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Dolorous

191
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the state of being scantily or only partly clothed

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Dishabille

192
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitive silvered plate and mercury vapor

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Daguerreotype

193
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. cause (someone) trouble or inconvenience

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Discommode

194
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. change or cause to change in favor of one person or thing as opposed to another
v. [no obj.] (in jousting) thrust at with a lance or other weapon

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Tilt

195
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adv. from a place or source previously mentioned
adv. as a consequence

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Thence

196
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

prep. travel through (a place) en route to a destination

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Via

197
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having or showing very strict moral attitudes

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Strait laced

198
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person’s eyes)
v. [no obj.] (of a person’s eyes) experience the sensation of imminent weeping
v. cause mental or emotional discomfort to
v. arouse or provoke to action

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Prick

199
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] make or seek an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market

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Profiteer

200
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially of language or ideas) extravagant or lofty

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High-flown

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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