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Define the following:

Bilk

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v. obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud: government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars
v. obtain (money) fraudulently: some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers

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Define the following:

Gratuity

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n. a tip given to a waiter, taxicab driver, etc.

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Define the following:

Negligee

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n. a woman’s light dressing gown, typically made of a filmy, soft fabric

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Define the following:

Edacious

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adj. of, relating to, or given to eating

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Define the following:

Venial

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adj. denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
adj. (of a fault or offense) slight and pardonable

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Define the following:

Peregrinate

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v. [no obj.] travel or wander around from place to place

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Define the following:

Quay

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n. a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships

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Define the following:

Masticate

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v. chew (food)

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Define the following:

Emollient

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adj. having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
adj. attempting to avoid confrontation or anger; soothing or calming
n. a preparation that softens the skin

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Define the following:

Disarticulate

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v. separate (bones) at the joints

v. break up and disrupt the logic of (an argument or opinion): novels disarticulate theories

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Define the following:

Rigor mortis

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n. stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days

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Define the following:

Apian

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adj. of or relating to bees

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Define the following:

Helicoid

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n. an object of spiral or helical shape

adj. of the form of a helix or helicoid

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Define the following:

Insuperable

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adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome

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Define the following:

Logorrhea

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n. a tendency to extreme loquacity

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Define the following:

Rheum

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n. a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes

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Define the following:

Seamy

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adj. sordid and disreputable

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Define the following:

Baroque

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adj. relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail
adj. highly ornate and extravagant in style: the candles were positively baroque

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Define the following:

Proselytize

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v. convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another: no amount of proselytizing was going to change their minds
v. advocate or promote (a belief or course of action): Davis wanted to share his concept and proselytize his ideas

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Define the following:

Esprit de corps

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n. a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud
v. obtain (money) fraudulently

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Bilk

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a tip given to a waiter, taxicab driver, etc.

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Gratuity

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23
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a woman’s light dressing gown, typically made of a filmy, soft fabric

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Negligee

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of, relating to, or given to eating

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Edacious

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace
adj. (of a fault or offense) slight and pardonable

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Venial

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. [no obj.] travel or wander around from place to place

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Peregrinate

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships

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Quay

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. chew (food)

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Masticate

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
adj. attempting to avoid confrontation or anger; soothing or calming
n. a preparation that softens the skin

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Emollient

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. separate (bones) at the joints
v. break up and disrupt the logic of (an argument or opinion)

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Disarticulate

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days

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Rigor mortis

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of or relating to bees

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Apian

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an object of spiral or helical shape

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Helicoid

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome

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Insuperable

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35
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a tendency to extreme loquacity

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Logorrhea

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes

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Rheum

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37
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. sordid and disreputable

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Seamy

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38
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail
adj. highly ornate and extravagant in style

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Baroque

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39
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
v. advocate or promote (a belief or course of action)

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Proselytize

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group

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Esprit de corps

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Define the following:

Elan

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n. energy, style, and enthusiasm: a rousing march, played with great elan

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Define the following:

Oeuvre

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n. the works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively: the complete oeuvre of

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Define the following:

Tour de force

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n. an impressive performance or achievement that has been accomplished or managed with great skill: his novel is a tour de force

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Define the following:

Schmaltz

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n. excessive sentimentality, especially in music or movies

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Define the following:

Osculate

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v. kiss

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Define the following:

Cryptid

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n. an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti

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Define the following:

Doily

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n. a lacy decorative piece of cloth used as a mat on a table often under plates

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Define the following:

Pulverulent

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adj. covered with dust or powder

adj. consisting of dust or fine powder

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Define the following:

Eutaxy

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n. good order or management: The meeting, in fact, put the final touches to the establishment of the first real Stock Exchange; henceforward eutaxy was to reign

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50
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Define the following:

Dabster

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n. an expert: There was no getting away from it, when it came to making something out of nothing Archie was a dabster, an absolute dabster!
n. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler

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Define the following:

Lucida

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n. the brightest star in a constellation

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Define the following:

Potboiler

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n. a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain

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Define the following:

Druthers

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n. one’s own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I’d dance all night

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Define the following:

Amphiboly

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n. ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose: Maybe it was better to evade the issue, to delay, to be ambiguous and equivocal, indulge in vagueness, anacoluthon, and amphiboly?

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Define the following:

Understory

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n. the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest: Outside, in the rambling estate with its green canopies and wandering animals, its replanted indigenous understory and its old enclosures now becoming overgrown, the birds and the ground dwellers were settling to roost and sleep as they did every night when the light dimmed to a dusky blue and the earth began to cool.

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Define the following:

Testudinal

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adj. pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell: Once Mrs. Buckland found herself being shaken awake in the middle of the night, her husband crying in excitement: “My dear, I believe that Cheirotherium’s footsteps are undoubtedly testudinal.” … Mrs. Buckland made a flour paste, which she spread across the table, while the Reverend Buckland fetched the family tortoise.

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Define the following:

Lodestone

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n. something that attracts strongly: The portrait was for him a lodestone imbued with some irresistible magnetic force
n. a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron

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Define the following:

Eristic

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adj. (also eristical) pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial
n. a person who engages in disputation; controversialist
n. the art of disputation

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Define the following:

Mavourneen

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n. darling; dear

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Define the following:

Haimish

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adj. homey; cozy and unpretentious: An English captain of police, trying to get a haimish farfel soup and boiled beef at the inn, told me he believed both concoctions kept replenishing themselves day in day out without human assistance

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a lacy decorative piece of cloth used as a mat on a table often under plates

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Doily

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. covered with dust or powder
adj. consisting of dust or fine powder

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Pulverulent

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. good order or management

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Eutaxy

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an expert
n. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner

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Dabster

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the brightest star in a constellation

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Lucida

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain

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Potboiler

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. one’s own way, choice, or preference

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Druthers

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words

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Amphiboly

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest

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Understory

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell

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Testudinal

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. something that attracts strongly
n. a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron

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Lodestone

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. pertaining to controversy or disputation; controversial
n. a person who engages in disputation; controversialist
n. the art of disputation

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Eristic

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. darling; dear

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Mavourneen

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. homey; cozy and unpretentious

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Haimish

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. energy, style, and enthusiasm

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Elan

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively

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Oeuvre

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an impressive performance or achievement that has been accomplished or managed with great skill

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Tour de force

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. excessive sentimentality, especially in music or movies

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Schmaltz

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. kiss

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Osculate

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an animal whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the yeti

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Cryptid

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Define the following:

Bon mot

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n. a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism: He was an extrovert and a character, again like his mother, with a knack for tossing off the perfect bon mot. Once at a dinner party, he told his seat mate, “We are all worms. But I do believe that I am a glow-worm.”

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Define the following:

Albatross

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n. a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility
n. something burdensome that impedes action or progress: If the Republicans want a clean and decisive victory in November, or perhaps any kind of victory, they must get rid of this albatross before going to voters

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Define the following:

Cackleberry

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n. a hen’s egg used for food: “This cackle-berry’s got a double yolk.” She scowled at the thing. “I don’t remember right off if that’s a good sign or a bad one.”

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Define the following:

Plutocracy

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n. the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy

n. a government or state in which the wealthy class rules

85
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Define the following:

Flavescent

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adj. turning yellow; yellowish: A few flavescent leaves, shed during delivery, fell to weaving the carpet that would be finished by nightfall

86
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Define the following:

Afflatus

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n. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within: Through me the afflatus surging and surging, through me the current and index
n. divine communication of knowledge

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Define the following:

Circumbendibus

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n. a roundabout way; circumlocution: It took what that literal fellow, Captain Lawton, calls a circumbendibus, a route never taken by the swords of his men, notwithstanding the multiplied pains I have been at to teach him how to cut scientifically

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Define the following:

Opuscule

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n. a small or minor work
n. a literary or musical work of small size: Its proprietor was William Heckler, who had already achieved fame in his chosen profession and who had written some 10 years earlier his opuscule on the peregrinations of trained fleas, ‘‘Pulicology.’’

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Define the following:

Stemwinder

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n. a. a rousing speech, especially a stirring political address. b. something remarkable of its kind. c. a stirring orator.
n. a stemwinding watch

90
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Define the following:

Goose pimple

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n. goose bump

91
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Define the following

Ripsnorting

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adj. showing great vigor or intensity: a ripsnorting editorial

92
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Define the following:

Catechism

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n. a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
n. a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations

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Define the following:

Tumbler

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n. a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle or stem
n. an acrobat or gymnast, especially one who performs somersaults
n. a pivoted piece in a lock that holds the bolt until lifted by a key

94
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Define the following:

Vociferate

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v. shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently: he entered, vociferating curses

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Define the following:

Barnstorm

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v. tour rural districts giving theatrical appearances
v. make a rapid tour of (an area), typically as part of a political campaign
v. travel around giving exhibitions of flying and performing aeronautical stunts

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Define the following:

Crack shot

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n. someone skilled in shooting

97
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Define the following:

Vociferous

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adj. (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous

98
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Define the following:

Spare

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adj. not currently in use or occupied: the spare bedroom
adj. with no excess fat, thin
adj. elegantly simple
adj. meager; nearly inadequate

99
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Define the following:

Brackish

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adj. (of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
adj. (of fish or other organisms) living in or requiring brackish water
adj. unpleasant or distasteful

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Define the following:

Hokey

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adj. mawkishly sentimental: a good-hearted, slightly hokey song
adj. noticeably contrived: a hokey country-western accent

101
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism

102
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility
n. something burdensome that impedes action or progress

103
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a hen’s egg used for food

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Cackleberry

104
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy
n. a government or state in which the wealthy class rules

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Plutocracy

105
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. turning yellow; yellowish

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Flavescent

106
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within
n. divine communication of knowledge

107
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a roundabout way; circumlocution

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Circumbendibus

108
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small or minor work
n. a literary or musical work of small size

109
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a. a rousing speech, especially a stirring political address. b. something remarkable of its kind. c. a stirring orator.

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Stemwinder

110
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. goose bump

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Goose pimple

111
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. showing great vigor or intensity

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Ripsnorting

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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
n. a series of fixed questions, answers, or precepts used for instruction in other situations

113
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a drinking glass with straight sides and no handle or stem
n. an acrobat or gymnast, especially one who performs somersaults
n. a pivoted piece in a lock that holds the bolt until lifted by a key

114
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently

A

Vociferate

115
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. tour rural districts giving theatrical appearances
v. make a rapid tour of (an area), typically as part of a political campaign
v. travel around giving exhibitions of flying and performing aeronautical stunts

116
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. someone skilled in shooting

A

Crack shot

117
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous

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Vociferous

118
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. not currently in use or occupied
adj. with no excess fat, thin
adj. elegantly simple
adj. meager; nearly inadequate

119
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
adj. (of fish or other organisms) living in or requiring brackish water
adj. unpleasant or distasteful

120
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. mawkishly sentimental
adj. noticeably contrived

121
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Define the following:

Drubbing

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n. a beating; a thrashing

n. a resounding defeat in a match or contest

122
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Define the following:

Aureole

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n. a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy

123
Q

Define the following:

Remedial

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adj. provided or intended for students who are experiencing learning difficulties: remedial education

124
Q

Define the following:

Directory

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n. a book listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers
n. a file that consists solely of a set of other files
n. a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches

125
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Define the following:

Aspect

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n. [in singular] a particular appearance or quality: a man of decidedly foreign aspect
n. the positioning of a building or thing in a specified direction: a greenhouse with a southern aspect
n. the side of a building facing a particular direction: the front aspect of the hotel was unremarkable

126
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Define the following:

Mulligan

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n. (also mulligan stew) a stew made from odds and ends of food
n. (in informal golf) an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the postcard

127
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Define the following:

Emeritus

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adj. (of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor: emeritus professor of microbiology; the gallery’s director emeritus

128
Q

Define the following:

Blue baby

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n. a baby with a blue complexion from lack of oxygen in blood due to a congenital defect of the heart or major blood vessels

129
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Define the following:

Deputation

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n. a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group: he had been a member of a deputation to Napoleon III

130
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Define the following:

Nosegay

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n. a small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented

131
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Define the following:

Digestif

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n. a drink or portion of food drunk or eaten in order to aid the digestion

132
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Define the following:

Torpedo

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v. destroy or ruin (a plan or project)

133
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Define the following:

Systemic

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adj. relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part: the disease is localized rather than systemic
adj. denoting the part of the circulatory system concerned with the transportation of oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the body in general, especially as distinct with the pulmonary part concerned with the transportation from and carbon dioxide to the lungs

134
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Define the following:

Melancholia

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n. deep sadness or gloom; melancholy: rain slithered down the windows. encouraging a creeping melancholia
n. a mental condition marked by persistent depression and ill-marked fears

135
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Define the following:

Free-fall

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n. downward movement under the force of gravity only

v. move under the force of gravity; fall rapidly

136
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Define the following:

Careworn

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adj. tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry: a careworn expression

137
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Define the following:

Kowtow

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v. act in an excessively subservient manner: she didn’t have to kowtow to the boss
v. kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom

138
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Define the following:

Pelt

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v. attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them
v. repeatedly hurl (something) at someone or something
v. [pelt down] (of rain, hail, or snow) fall quickly and heavily: rain pelted down
v. run somewhere very quickly: I pelted across the road

139
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Define the following:

Erratum

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n. an error in printing or writing

n. (errata) a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue in a journal

140
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Define the following:

Immaterial

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adj. unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant

141
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a beating; a thrashing
n. a resounding defeat in a match or contest

142
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy

143
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. provided or intended for students who are experiencing learning difficulties

144
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a book listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers
n. a file that consists solely of a set of other files
n. a book of directions for the conduct of Christian worship, especially in Presbyterian and Roman Catholic churches

145
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. [in singular] a particular appearance or quality
n. the positioning of a building or thing in a specified direction
n. the side of a building facing a particular direction

146
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a stew made from odds and ends of food
n. (in informal golf) an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the postcard

147
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. (of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor

148
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a baby with a blue complexion from lack of oxygen in blood due to a congenital defect of the heart or major blood vessels

149
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group

A

Deputation

150
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small bunch of flowers, typically one that is sweet-scented

151
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a drink or portion of food drunk or eaten in order to aid the digestion

152
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. destroy or ruin (a plan or project)

153
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part
adj. denoting the part of the circulatory system concerned with the transportation of oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the body in general, especially as distinct with the pulmonary part concerned with the transportation from and carbon dioxide to the lungs

154
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. deep sadness or gloom
n. a mental condition marked by persistent depression and ill-marked fears

A

Melancholia

155
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. downward movement under the force of gravity only
v. move under the force of gravity; fall rapidly

156
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry

157
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. act in an excessively subservient manner

158
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them
v. repeatedly hurl (something) at someone or something
v. (of rain, hail, or snow) fall quickly and heavily
v. run somewhere very quickly

159
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an error in printing or writing
n. a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue in a journal

160
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant

A

Immaterial

161
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Define the following:

Wash

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v. wet or moisten (something): the rain washed her face
v. (of a river, sea, or lake) flow through or lap against (a country, coast, etc.): warm blue seas washed the offshore islands
v. [with object] brush with a thin coat of diluted paint or ink: the walls were washed with shades of umber
v. seem convincing or genuine: charm won’t wash with this crew
n. a situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides: the plan’s impact on jobs would be a wash
n. a sandbank exposed only at low tide

162
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Define the following:

Eaves

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n. the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building

163
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Define the following:

Demitasse

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n. a small coffee cup

164
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Define the following:

Skirl

A

n. a shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes

v. [no object] make a shrill, wailing sound

165
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Define the following:

Areola

A

n. a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding the nipple
n. any of the small spaces between the veins on a leaf or the nervures on an insect’s wing
n. a reddened patch around a spot or papule

166
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Define the following:

Gaffe

A

n. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: an unforgivable social gaffe

167
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Define the following:

Shoulder

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v to push with or as if with the shoulder

v. to take upon, support, or carry on as if on the shoulder or shoulders
v. to assume as a responsibility: to shoulder the expense

168
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Define the following:

Wildcatter

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n. an oil prospector
n. a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures
n. a person who participates in a wildcat strike

169
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Define the following:

Bestiary

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n. a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals

170
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Define the following:

Vintage (noun)

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n. the wine from a particular harvest or crop
n. the annual produce of the grape harvest, especially with reference to the wine obtained
n. an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.
n. the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.
n. the act or process of producing wine; winemaking
n. the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use: a hat of last year’s vintage

171
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Define the following:

Vintage (adjective)

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adj. of or relating to wines or winemaking
adj. being of a specified vintage: Vintage wines are usually more expensive than nonvintage wines.
adj. representing the high quality of a past time: vintage cars; vintage movies.
adj. old-fashioned or obsolete: vintage jokes.
adj. being the best of its kind: They praised the play as vintage O’Neill.

172
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Define the following:

Vintage (verb)

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v. to gather or harvest (grapes) for wine-making

v. to make (wine) from grapes: a region that vintages a truly great champagne.

173
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Define the following:

Sociolect

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v. a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect

174
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Define the following:

Virtual

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adj. being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity

175
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Define the following:

Fait accompli

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n. an accomplished fact; a thing already done

176
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Define the following:

Module

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n. a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others
n. any of the individual self-contained segments of a spacecraft: command module, lunar module
n. a standard or unit of measuring

177
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Define the following:

Peddle

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v. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
v. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, especially in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas.
v. to sell (drugs) illicitly.
v. to go from place to place with goods, wares, etc., for sale at retail.
v. to occupy oneself with trifles; trifle.

178
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Define the following:

Mythopoeic

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adj. of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths

179
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Define the following:

Machismo

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n. a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
n. a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate: The military campaign was an exercise in national machismo.

180
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Define the following:

Headlong

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adv. with the head foremost; head first: he fell headlong into the tent
adv. in a rush; with reckless haste: a headlong dash through the house

181
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. wet or moisten (something)
v. (of a river, sea, or lake) flow through or lap against (a country, coast, etc.)
v. [with object] brush with a thin coat of diluted paint or ink
v. seem convincing or genuine
n. a situation or result that is of no benefit to either of two opposing sides
n. a sandbank exposed only at low tide

182
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building

183
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small coffee cup

184
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes
v. [no object] make a shrill, wailing sound

185
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a small circular area, in particular the ring of pigmented skin surrounding the nipple
n. any of the small spaces between the veins on a leaf or the nervures on an insect’s wing
n. a reddened patch around a spot or papule

186
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder

187
Q

Which of our vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an oil prospector
n. a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures

A

Wildcatter

188
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a collection of moralized fables, especially as written in the Middle Ages, about actual or mythical animals

189
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.
n. the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.
n. the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use

190
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. representing the high quality of a past time
adj. old-fashioned or obsolete
adj. being the best of its kind

191
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to gather or harvest (grapes) for wine-making
v. to make (wine) from grapes

192
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. a variety of a language used by a particular social group

193
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such

194
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following

n. an accomplished fact; a thing already done

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Fait accompli

195
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others
n. any of the individual self-contained segments of a spacecraft
n. a standard or unit of measuring

196
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, especially in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas.
v. to sell (drugs) illicitly.
v. to occupy oneself with trifles; trifle.

197
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj. of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths

A

Mythopoeic

198
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

n. a strong or exaggerated sense of power or the right to dominate

199
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

v. to take upon, support, or carry on as if on the shoulder or shoulders
v. to assume as a responsibility

200
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Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adv. in a rush; with reckless haste

English Lexicon (21 decks)

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