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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
(v) to free or declare free from blame.
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embrace
(v) to clasp in the arms; to include or contain.
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enclose
(v) to close in on all sides.
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extradite
(v) to send a person accused of a crime to another state or nations.
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extrasensory
(adJ) outside the senses; coming from or pertaining to knowledge that cannot be gained through normal sense perception.
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extract
(v) to take out; to obtain against a person's will.
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forestall
(v) to prevent by advance action.
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hemiplegia
(n) paralysis of the arm, leg, and trunk on one side of the body.
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heterogeneous
(adj) made up of different kinds.
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homonym
(n) one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning.
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hyperbole
(n) extreme exaggeration used to create an effect.
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hypocritical
(adj) pretending to have virtues or qualities one does not have.
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indolence
(adj) a tendency to avoid work or exertion; laziness.
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innocuous
(adj) harmless, inoffensive.
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incarnate
(adj) having a body or physical form.
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influx
(n) the pouring or flowing of one thing into another.
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interloper
(n) one who intrudes in the domain of others.
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intersperse
(v) to scatter; to put things among other things.
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interim
(n) time period between one event and another (adj) not permanent.
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intramural
(adj) within a school; inside a city.
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intravenous
(adj) inside the veins.
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macroscopic
(adj) large enough to be seen without magnification.
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maladroit
(adj) clumsy, tactless.
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malady
(n) an illness.
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malediction
(n) a curse.
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malign
(v) to tell lies with the intent of hurting someone's reputation; to slander.
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intermediate
(adj) between the beginning and end.
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megalith
(n) a very big stone.
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megalomania
(n) a mental condition involving delusions of greatness; an obsession with achieving great things.
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megalopolis
(n) a very large city.
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megaton
(n) explosive power equal to 1 million tons of TNT.
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microbe
(n) a very small organism
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microcosm
(n) a small system that reflect a larger whole.
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diminution
(n) reduction; the act of reducing.
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minutiae
(n) small or trivial details.
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misanthrope
(n) one who hates people or humanity.
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misconstrue
(v) to understand something incorrectly.
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monarchy
(n) rule by a single person.
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monogram
(n) a design made up of letters combined into one shape.
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monograph
(n) a scholarly paper on one topic.
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monomania
(n) an obsession with a single object.
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multitudinous
(adj) having very many forms.
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multiplex
(adj) having more than one part. (n) a building with many separate units.
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nonentity
(n) something that doesn't exist; something that is unimportant.
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neologism
(n) a newly invented word or phrase.
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neophyte
(n) a beginner; a new convert; a new worker.
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octogenarian
(n) a person whose age is 80-89.
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omnibus
(n) an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects.
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omnipotent
(adj) all-powerful.
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omnipresent
(adj) being everywhere at one time.
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omniscient
(adj) knowing everything.
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Panoply
(n) an impressive or vast group or display.
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Pantheon
(n) the group made up of all the gods of a particular culture; a building that honors dead heroes.
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parable
(n) a story that teaches a lesson through allegory.
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paragon
(n) an example of excellence to be emulated.
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pentathlon
(n) a sports competition with five events.
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peripatetic
(adj) not stationary, moving about.
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periscope
(n) an optical instrument used to view objects that otherwise couldn't be seen.
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polyandry
(n) the practice of having multiple husbands.
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polyglot
(n) someone who speaks many languages.
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polygon
(n) a figure with many sides.
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Post facto
(adv) after the fact.
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posthumous
(adj) after death.
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precendent
(n)

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