Word List 3

Question 1

Abide by

Answer 1

To follow

Question 2

Abridge

Answer 2

To shorten

Question 3

Access

Answer 3

A way of entering

Question 4

Acute

Answer 4

Sharp, as in acute intelligence or acute pain

Question 5

Adjoining

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Connected

Question 6

Affable

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Likable, friendly

Question 7

Aggravate

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To make worse

Question 8

Ailing

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Sick

Question 9

Alias

Answer 9

False name

Question 10

illicit

Answer 10

illegal

Question 11

immobilize

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to prevent from moving

Question 12

impassive

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showing no feeling; calm

Question 13

implant

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to put into something

Question 14

impound

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to seize and take by law; to put in prison

Question 15

inadvertent

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accidental

Question 16

incentive

Answer 16

reward

Question 17

incongruous

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strange out of place

Question 18

indebted

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owing money or gratitude

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indiscriminate

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random; making no distinctions

Question 20

indulgent

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pampering, spoiling

Question 21

infamous

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famous in a bad way

Question 22

inhibit

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to hold back; to keep in

Question 23

inpatient

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a person who stays overnight at a hospital

Question 24

insolvent

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having no money

Question 25

instrumental

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helpful

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intelligible

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understandable

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intriguing

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very interesting

Question 28

invert

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to turn upside down

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itinerant

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travler; traveling

Question 30

jocular

Answer 30

joking

Question 31

juvenile

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immature

Question 32

kinsfolk

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relatives

Question 33

lapse

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slight error
backsliding
passage of time

Question 34

leash

Answer 34

device for controlling a dog

to control

Question 35

linguistics

Answer 35

the study of language

Question 36

lubricant

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something that makes a surface slippery and smooth

Question 37

lure

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bait; temptation

to tempt

Question 38

manipulate

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to make things happen as one wishes

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meddling

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interfering

Question 40

mendable

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fixable

Question 41

meteoroligist

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scientist who studies the whether

Question 42

migratory

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moving from one place to another

Question 43

minuscule

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tiny

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mitt

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glove to wear while playing baseball

Question 45

mosaic

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a richly decorated painting made from small tiles

Question 46

muted

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lowered

Question 47

nonentitiy

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a nobody

Question 48

noxios

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harmful

Question 49

obscure

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unclear; vague

to confuse

Question 50

opaque

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hard to understand

not see through

Question 51

optimum

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best

Question 52

overcome

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to beat

Question 53

paranoia

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irrational belief that everybody is out to harm you

Question 54

passive

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not active

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pending

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undecided

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persecute

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to treat poorly because of religious beliefs

Question 57

philanthropic

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promoting social good; generous

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plagiarism

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stealing someone elses words

Question 59

polo

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game played on horseback

Question 60

practitioner

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one who practices a particuler profession

Question 61

predator

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a destroyer

Question 62

premature

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happening before expected time

Question 63

prescriptive

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giving directions or instructions

Question 64

pretext

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pretense

Question 65

procrastinate

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to delay

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promiscuos

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not choosy; having sex with many partners

Question 67

prosper

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to succseed

Question 68

purposeful

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determined

Question 69

quantitative

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describing in terms of number or quantity

Question 70

ramble

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to talk in a discontented manner

to stroll aimlessely

Question 71

raucous

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harsh-sounding

Question 72

reckless

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very careless

Question 73

recollect

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to remember

Question 74

referee

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official at a sports match

Question 75

regal

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fit for a king; royal

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regulate

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to control

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relevant

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important

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remote

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distant

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repentence

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expression of guilt or sorrow

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reserved

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quiet

saved

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resolve

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to decide

Question 82

resume

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to begin again; to continue

Question 83

righteousness

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moral correctness or justice

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rout

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a crushing defeat
to force out
to defeat badly

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saturate

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to soak thoroughly

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serviceable

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useful; ready for service

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shabby

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worn

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singular

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individual

unusual

Question 89

smug

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very pleased with oneself

Question 90

soluble

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able to be dissolved

Question 91

spectrum

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the entire range of something

Question 92

sprint

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to run fast for a short distance

Question 93

stalemate

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situation where no one wins

Question 94

stern

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strict; harsh

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subdue

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to bring under control

to conquer

Question 96

suffocation

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dying from lack of oxygen

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surpass

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to go beyond the limits of something

Question 98

syllabus

Answer 98

list of assignments for class

Question 99

systematic

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organized

Question 100

talisman

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magical charm

Question 101

taper

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to become narrower

Question 102

tentacles

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animal limbs used to feel or grab

Question 103

theoretical

Answer 103

in the realm of ideas