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1
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amiable

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friendly, sociable

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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belligerent

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inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

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bellicose

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favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

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benevolent

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marked by or disposed to doing good

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secede

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to withdraw from an organization

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autocrat

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a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority

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bureaucracy

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a body of nonelective government officials

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cryptogram

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a communication in cipher or code

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cryptic

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having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning

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precursory

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one that precedes and indicates the approach of another

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dictator

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a person granted absolute emergency power

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equanimity

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evenness of mind especially under stress

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epigram

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a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought

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elucidate

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to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis

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malevolent

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having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name

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evocative

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evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response

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anachronism

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a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other

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anhydrous

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free from water and especially water of crystallization

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abscission

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the act or process of cutting off

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ambivalent

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having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

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antedate

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a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document

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antipathy

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a strong feeling of dislike

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oligarchy

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a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes

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cacophony

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harsh or jarring sound

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corporeal

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having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body

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dimorphism

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the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population

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diatomic

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consisting of two atoms : having two atoms in the molecule

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dialectic

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discussion and reasoning by dialogue as a method of intellectual investigation; specifically

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dynamo

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a forceful energetic individual

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dynasty

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a succession of rulers of the same line of descent

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epiphyte

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a plant that derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and grows usually on another plant

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extraneous

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existing on or coming from the outside

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extemporaneous

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composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment

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geomancy

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divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features

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divination

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the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers

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ignoble

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characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness

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interstellar

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located, taking place, or traveling among the stars especially of the Milky Way galaxy

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lexicography

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the editing or making of a dictionary

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liberal

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given or provided in a generous and openhanded way

42
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locality

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the fact or condition of having a location in space or time

43
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macrophage

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a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens (such as bacteria and viruses), and serves as an antigen-presenting cell

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monocle

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an eyeglass for one eye

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monovalent

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having a valence of one

46
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moribund

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being in the state of dying : approaching death

47
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Peripatetic

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a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism

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perineum

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an area between the thighs that marks the approximate lower boundary of the pelvis and is occupied by the urinary and genital ducts and rectum

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polygamy

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marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time

50
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prescient

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foreknowledge of events: divine omniscience

51
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subterfuge

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deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade

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artifice

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a clever or artful skill

53
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utilitarianism

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a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number

54
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myalgia

A

pain in one or more muscles

55
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riparian

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relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater

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aviary

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a place for keeping birds confined

57
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sapling

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a young tree

58
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animalcule

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a minute, usually microscopic organism

59
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adolescent

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a young person who is developing into an adult

60
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senescence

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the state of being old

61
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neurosis

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a mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of the personality

62
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baronet

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the holder of a rank of honor below a baron and above a knight

63
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lorgnette

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a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle

64
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bromide

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a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives

65
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puerile

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childish, silly

66
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juvenile

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physiologically immature or undeveloped

67
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impish

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devilish

68
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capitalism

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an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market

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flautist

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one who plays a flute

70
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bowdlerize

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to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content

71
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autonomy

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the quality or state of being self-governing

72
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taxonomy

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the study of the general principles of scientific classification

73
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anthropoid

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a person resembling an ape

74
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strata

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a dish that is made up of layers of bread, cheese, and meat or vegetables over which a mixture of eggs and milk is poured and that is usually refrigerated before it is baked

75
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rapture

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an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion

AFOQT word knowledge (1 decks)

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