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abject

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(adj) cast down, degraded.

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apathy

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(n) lack of feeling, interest, or emotional investment.

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abstract

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(v) to draw or pull away, remove;
(adj) theoretical; related to ideas rather than to specific instances or objects.

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adjoin

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(v) to be next to, close to, or connected to.

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ambiguous

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(adj) open to various interpretations.

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antebellum

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(adJ) before the war, especially the American Civil War.

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antecedent

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(adj) existing, being, or going before.

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antedate

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(v) to precede in time.

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antiseptic

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(adj) free from germs; particularly clean or neat.

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biennial

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(adj) happening every two years.

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bilateral

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(adj) related to both sides.

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centimeter

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(n) one hundredth of a meter.

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circuitous

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(adj) roundabout, indirect.

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coerce

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(v) to force another to do action by using fear, authority, or violence.

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commensurate

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(adj) suitable in measure, proportionate.

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conciliate

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(v) to placate; to win over.

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controversy

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(n) a prolonged debate or disagreement about a topic.

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decipher

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(v) to interpret; to decode; to discern a hidden meaning.

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delineate

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(v) to draw the outlines of; to sketch; to describe.

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decathlon

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(n) a sports competition composed of ten events.

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dichotomy

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(n) division into two parts, kinds, etc.

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diffuse

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(v) to court out and spread, as in a fluid.
(ad) spread out.

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disperse

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(v) to spread over a wide area; to drive away in various directions.

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dysfunctional

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(adj) poorly functioning.

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exonerate

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(v) to free or declare free from blame.

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embrace

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(v) to clasp in the arms; to include or contain.

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enclose

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(v) to close in on all sides.

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extradite

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(v) to send a person accused of a crime to another state or nations.

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extrasensory

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(adJ) outside the senses; coming from or pertaining to knowledge that cannot be gained through normal sense perception.

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extract

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(v) to take out; to obtain against a person’s will.

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forestall

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(v) to prevent by advance action.

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hemiplegia

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(n) paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on one side of the body.

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heterogeneous

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(adj) made up of different kinds.

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homonym

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(n) one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning.

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hyperbole

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(n) extreme exaggeration used to create an effect.

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hypocritical

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(adj) pretending to have virtues or qualities one does not have.

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indolence

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(adj) a tendency to avoid work or exertion; laziness.

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innocuous

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(adj) harmless, inoffensive.

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incarnate

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(adj) having a body or physical form.

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influx

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(n) the pouring or flowing of one thing into another.

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interloper

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(n) one who intrudes in the domain of others.

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intersperse

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(v) to scatter; to put things among other things.

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interim

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(n) time period between one event and another
(adj) not permanent.

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intramural

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(adj) within a school; inside a city.

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intravenous

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(adj) inside the veins.

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macroscopic

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(adj) large enough to be seen without magnification.

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maladroit

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(adj) clumsy, tactless.

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malady

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(n) an illness.

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malediction

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(n) a curse.

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malign

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(v) to tell lies with the intent of hurting someone’s reputation; to slander.

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intermediate

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(adj) between the beginning and end.

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megalith

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(n) a very big stone.

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megalomania

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(n) a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession with achieving great things.

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megalopolis

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(n) a very large city.

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megaton

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(n) explosive power equal to 1 million tons of TNT.

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microbe

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(n) a very small organism

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microcosm

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(n) a small system that reflect a larger whole.

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diminution

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(n) reduction; the act of reducing.

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minutiae

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(n) small or trivial details.

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misanthrope

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(n) one who hates people or humanity.

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misconstrue

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(v) to understand something incorrectly.

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monarchy

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(n) rule by a single person.

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monogram

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(n) a design made up of letters combined into one shape.

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monograph

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(n) a scholarly paper on one topic.

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monomania

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(n) an obsession with a single object.

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multitudinous

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(adj) having very many forms.

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multiplex

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(adj) having more than one part.
(n) a building with many separate units.

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nonentity

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(n) something that doesn’t exist; something that is unimportant.

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neologism

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(n) a newly invented word or phrase.

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neophyte

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(n) a beginner; a new convert; a new worker.

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octogenarian

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(n) a person whose age is 80-89.

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omnibus

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(n) an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects.

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omnipotent

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(adj) all-powerful.

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omnipresent

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(adj) being everywhere at one time.

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omniscient

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(adj) knowing everything.

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Panoply

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(n) an impressive or vast group or display.

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Pantheon

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(n) the group made up of all the gods of a particular culture; a building that honors dead heroes.

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parable

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(n) a story that teaches a lesson through allegory.

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paragon

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(n) an example of excellence to be emulated.

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pentathlon

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(n) a sports competition with five events.

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peripatetic

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(adj) not stationary, moving about.

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periscope

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(n) an optical instrument used to view objects that otherwise couldn’t be seen.

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polyandry

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(n) the practice of having multiple husbands.

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polyglot

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(n) someone who speaks many languages.

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polygon

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(n) a figure with many sides.

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Post facto

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(adv) after the fact.

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posthumous

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(adj) after death.

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precendent

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(n)

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