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1
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Alleviated

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Made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

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Apostrophe

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  1. Punctuation mark 2. Appeal to come one not present (a figure of speech)
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Centurion

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Roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)

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Emollient

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Softening (a); something which softens (n)

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Fusillade

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Long burst of gunfire

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Inerrancy

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Infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

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Mince

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  1. Chop into small pieces 2. Walk with tiny steps 3. Speak in an affected manner
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Palpate

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Medical term meaning to examine with the hands

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Platitude

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Unoriginal, obvious saying

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Quibble

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  1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument
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Apprehension

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Slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Conniving

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Cunning; scheming [

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Derision

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Mockery [deride (v)]

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Epigram

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Short, witty saying

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Lassitude

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Lack of energy; weariness

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Pedantic

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Over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

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Phenomenology

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Branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory

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Precipitate

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  1. Hurried (a) 2. Insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n) 3. To instigate or speed up an action (v)
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Renege

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Go back on promise or retract statement

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Apprehension

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Slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Armada

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Fleet of ships

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Dawdler

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Slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

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Dross

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Something worthless; impurities left after refining

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Expiate

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Atone; make amends for

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Hack

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  1. Chop roughly 2. Person who writes to earn money 3. Hired horse
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Prone

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  1. Vulnerable to 2. Horizontal
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Propensity

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Tendency; inclination

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Scabbard

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Cover for a sword

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Skiff

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Small boat

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Umbrage

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  1. Shadow 2. Offence; sense of injury
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Dilettantism

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Dabbling esp. In the arts [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

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Enervate

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Weaken

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Malevolent

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Having evil intentions [malevolence (n)]

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Neophyte

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New convert; tyro

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Panegyric

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Speech praising someone; laudatory words

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Presage

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Forewarn of; indicate

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Serration

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Jagged edge

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Slight

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  1. Minor (a) 2. Perceived insult (v) and (n)
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Tate

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  1. Weed 2. Allowance made for container when weighing
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Unprepossessing

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Unattractive

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Aberration

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Deviation from the normal

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Cant

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Insincere talk

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Disinter

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Dig up [opposite inter = bury]

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Façade

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  1. Front elevation of building 2. False appearance or demeanor
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Impeding

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Hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

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Lacuna

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Gap; missing part [plural lacunae]

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Monolithic

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United in purpose; forming a single unit

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Pied

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Multicolored

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Roster

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List of names

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Seemly

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Appropriate (of behavior); decorous

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Analogue

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  1. Something similar 2. Output proportional to input (engineering)
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Coda

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Piece of music at the me of a musical work; finale; final part of document

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Commingle

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Mix

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Equivocal

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Ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

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Fallible

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Capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

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Hallow

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Respect; worship

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Indigence

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Poverty

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Papyrus

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Material used for writing on before paper was invented

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Piqué

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  1. Annoyance (n) 2. To stimulate interest; to annoy (v)
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Sap

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  1. Liquid inside plants (n) 2. To drain; to undermine (v) 3. A fool (n)
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Arbitrary

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Mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

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Descry

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To see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

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Facetious

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Not intended to be taken seriously

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Indecorous

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Unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)

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Proliferate

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Grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

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Scotch (v)

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To prevent; stop; disable

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Strut

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  1. Supporting rod (n) 2. To walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)
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Toy (v)

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To play with

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Usury

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Lending money at high interest rates

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Wag (n)

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A witty person

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Atavism

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Reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)]

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Filibuster

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Delaying tactics

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Gambit

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Opening move; transaction

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Mitigation

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Making less severe [mitigate (v)]

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Obligate

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Compulsory

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Predilection

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Leaning; interest; talent

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Propitiate

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Appease; try to gain favour [propitiation (n)]

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Stanch

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To stop

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Travesty

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Parody; ridiculous error

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Waft

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Drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

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Forage

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Search for food

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Lumber

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  1. Walk in an ungainly way 2. Timber (wood)
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Muse

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  1. Think; meditate (v) 2. A source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]
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Prescience

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Foreknowledge

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Prune

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  1. To trim 2. A dried plum
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Ready

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(Wit) quick

87
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Resolve

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Firmness (n)

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Squalid

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Dirty and demeaning

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Sullied

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Made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

90
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Veneration

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Worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

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Demur

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Object; hesitate to accept

92
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Duplicity

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Cunning; deception; double dealing

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Exigency

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Urgent matter; pressing need

94
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Expostulate

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Offer strong objections; remonstrate

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Gossamer

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Delicate; filmy; like gauze

96
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In efficacious

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Ineffective

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Pine

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  1. Type of evergreen tree 2. Grieve
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Prudish

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Narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

99
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Quixotic

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Impractically idealistic

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Stipple

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Cover with dots of paint etc.

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Made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

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Alleviated

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  1. Punctuation mark 2. Appeal to come one not present (a figure of speech)
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Apostrophe

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Roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)

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Centurion

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Softening (a); something which softens (n)

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Emollient

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Long burst of gunfire

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Fusillade

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Infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

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Inerrancy

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  1. Chop into small pieces 2. Walk with tiny steps 3. Speak in an affected manner
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Mince

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Medical term meaning to examine with the hands

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Palpate

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Unoriginal, obvious saying

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Platitude

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  1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument
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Quibble

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Slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Apprehension

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Cunning; scheming [

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Conniving

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Mockery [deride (v)]

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Derision

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Short, witty saying

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Epigram

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Lack of energy; weariness

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Lassitude

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Over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

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Pedantic

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Branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory

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Phenomenology

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  1. Hurried (a) 2. Insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n) 3. To instigate or speed up an action (v)
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Precipitate

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Go back on promise or retract statement

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Renege

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Slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

A

Apprehension

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Fleet of ships

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Armada

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Slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

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Dawdler

123
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Something worthless; impurities left after refining

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Dross

124
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Atone; make amends for

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Expiate

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  1. Chop roughly 2. Person who writes to earn money 3. Hired horse
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Hack

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  1. Vulnerable to 2. Horizontal
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Prone

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Tendency; inclination

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Propensity

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Cover for a sword

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Scabbard

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Small boat

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Skiff

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  1. Shadow 2. Offence; sense of injury
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Umbrage

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Dabbling esp. In the arts [dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

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Dilettantism

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Weaken

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Enervate

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Having evil intentions [malevolence (n)]

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Malevolent

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New convert; tyro

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Neophyte

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Speech praising someone; laudatory words

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Panegyric

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Forewarn of; indicate

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Presage

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Jagged edge

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Serration

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  1. Minor (a) 2. Perceived insult (v) and (n)
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Slight

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  1. Weed 2. Allowance made for container when weighing
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Tate

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Unattractive

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Unprepossessing

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Deviation from the normal

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Aberration

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Insincere talk

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Cant

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Dig up [opposite inter = bury]

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Disinter

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  1. Front elevation of building 2. False appearance or demeanor
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Façade

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Hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

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Impeding

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Gap; missing part [plural lacunae]

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Lacuna

147
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United in purpose; forming a single unit

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Monolithic

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Multicolored

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Pied

149
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List of names

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Roster

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Appropriate (of behavior); decorous

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Seemly

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  1. Something similar 2. Output proportional to input (engineering)
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Analogue

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Piece of music at the me of a musical work; finale; final part of document

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Coda

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Mix

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Commingle

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Ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

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Equivocal

155
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Capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

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Fallible

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Respect; worship

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Hallow

157
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Poverty

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Indigence

158
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Material used for writing on before paper was invented

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Papyrus

159
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  1. Annoyance (n) 2. To stimulate interest; to annoy (v)
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Piqué

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  1. Liquid inside plants (n) 2. To drain; to undermine (v) 3. A fool (n)
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Sap

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Mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

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Arbitrary

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To see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

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Descry

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Not intended to be taken seriously

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Facetious

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Unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)

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Indecorous

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Grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

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Proliferate

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To prevent; stop; disable

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Scotch (v)

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  1. Supporting rod (n) 2. To walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)
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Strut

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To play with

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Toy (v)

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Lending money at high interest rates

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Usury

170
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A witty person

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Wag (n)

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Reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)]

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Atavism

172
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Delaying tactics

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Filibuster

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Opening move; transaction

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Gambit

174
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Making less severe [mitigate (v)]

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Mitigation

175
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Compulsory

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Obligate

176
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Leaning; interest; talent

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Predilection

177
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Appease; try to gain favour [propitiation (n)]

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Propitiate

178
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To stop

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Stanch

179
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Parody; ridiculous error

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Travesty

180
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Drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

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Waft

181
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Search for food

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Forage

182
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  1. Walk in an ungainly way 2. Timber (wood)
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Lumber

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  1. Think; meditate (v) 2. A source of inspiration (n) [in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]
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Muse

184
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Foreknowledge

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Prescience

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  1. To trim 2. A dried plum
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Prune

186
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(Wit) quick

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Ready

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Firmness (n)

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Resolve

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Dirty and demeaning

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Squalid

189
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Made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

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Sullied

190
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Worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

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Veneration

191
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Object; hesitate to accept

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Demur

192
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Cunning; deception; double dealing

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Duplicity

193
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Urgent matter; pressing need

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Exigency

194
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Offer strong objections; remonstrate

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Expostulate

195
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Delicate; filmy; like gauze

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Gossamer

196
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Ineffective

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In efficacious

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  1. Type of evergreen tree 2. Grieve
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Pine

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Narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

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Prudish

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Impractically idealistic

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Quixotic

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Cover with dots of paint etc.

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Stipple

SAT Vocab Wordlists (15 decks)

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