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Abrasion

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  1. Damage to skin caused by scraping 2. Process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]
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Adumbrate

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Outline; indicate

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Cognitive

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Concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]

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Deign

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Condescend

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Fervid

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Passionate

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Gall

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  1. Bitterness (bad feeling) 2. Confidence 3. Abnormal growth on a plant
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Levee

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  1. Raised bank of a river 2. Morning reception held by a monarch
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Preternatural

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Unnatural; abnormal

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Quell

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Suppress

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Score (n)

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Written form of music

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Abut

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To adjoin

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Consternation

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Worry and concern

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Gavel

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Judge’s hammer

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Lien

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Right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.

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Parenthesis

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Remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]

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Sinewy

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Vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]

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Steep (v)

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To soak in water

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Tamp

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To plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. Pack explosives into a hole)

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Venturing

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  1. Hazarding; risking; putting forward 2. Going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks]
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Wry

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  1. Twisted or bent to one side 2. Dryly humorous
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Arduous

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Hard

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Decimated

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Kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)

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Fledge

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  1. Grow feathers 2. Leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]
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Gouge

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Cut or dig out

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Picayune

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Insignificant; of little value

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Riveting

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Fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

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Soliloquy

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Solo speech

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Supplicant

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Person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]

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Transcendental

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Supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

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Veritable

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True; genuine [verity (n)]

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Condescension

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Talking down to someone [condescending (a)]

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Divest

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Remove; take off

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Eddy

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Circular current

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Epaulet

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Shoulder decoration

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Fallacy

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Wrong idea [fallacious (a)]

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Fringe

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  1. Decorative border with tassels (n) 2. To form an edge (v)
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Leaven

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To make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.

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Patronize

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  1. To talk down to; condescend 2. To be a customer of
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Prominent

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  1. Eminent 2. Protruding 3. Obvious
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Statute

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Law [statutory (a)]

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Antipathy

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Hatred

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Aver

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Affirm

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Expatiate

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Speak or write at great length

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Flag (v)

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  1. To lose energy 2. To signal
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Flail

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  1. Tool used to thresh grain 2. To thresh (separate grain from chaff) 3. To wave arms about wildly
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Indicted

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Accused (of crime)

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Loll

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Laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)

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Malign

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Slander

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Secure (v)

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  1. To fix firmly 2. To obtain
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Talon

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Long pointed nail or claw

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Abeyance

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State of inactivity; disuse

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Disarm

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  1. Take away weapons 2. Win over to ones side [disarming (a)]
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Elaborate

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  1. Complex and detailed (a) 2. To expand on (v)
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Foment

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  1. Stir up 2. Bathe with hot liquids (medical)
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Jockeying

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Maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)]

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Minutiae

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Small details

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Rue

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Regret [rueful (a)]

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Somatic

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Concerned with the body

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Stinging

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Holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

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Temperate

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Moderate

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Allure

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  1. Attraction (n) 2. To attract (v)
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Caulk

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Treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight

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Conscript

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  1. Person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily
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Desultory

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Aimless; inconsistent in effort

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Elegy

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Poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

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Fallow

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Uncultivated

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Forbearing

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Tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

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Hegemony

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Political domination; complete authority

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Improbity

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Lack of honesty or integrity

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Qualm

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Hesitation or fear

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Assay

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  1. Try 2. Assess purity
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Chauvinist

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Someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]

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Discrete

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Separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet -prudent; diplomatic)

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Enlist

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  1. Sign up for the army 2. Obtain
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Fabricated

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Made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication (n)]

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Fulminate

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  1. Attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously 2. Explode noisily
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Hawser

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Thick rope or cable

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Jibe

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Agree with; complement; match up with (In British slang jibe means mock)

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Peer

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  1. An equal 2. To stare at 3. Nobleman
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Stickler

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One who is strict about rules or details

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Cloture

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Closure; terminating a debate by voting

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Congruent

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Matching [congruency (n)]

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Dally

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Waste time; flirt

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Dissemble

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Avoid the truth

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Dote

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Be excessively find of [doting (a)]

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Errant

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  1. Wandering 2. Wrong 3. Straying from accepted standards
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Fervent

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Passionate

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Stomach (v)

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To tolerate

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Synapse

A

Junction between two nerve cells

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Undercutting

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Offering a lower price; undermining

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Arson

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Deliberate, criminal starting of fires

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Carrion

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Dead flesh; carcasses

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Intelligible

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Can be understood

94
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Ironclad

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Cannot be altered; firm

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Lint

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Fluff; soft material used to over wounds

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Pretension

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Assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance

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Pundit

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Expert

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Pyre

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Ceremonial fire

99
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Sate

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Satisfy

100
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Syncopation

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Type of musical rhythm with missed beats

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Reverse

  1. Damage to skin caused by scraping 2. Process of scraping or rubbing [abrade (v)]
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Abrasion

102
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Reverse

Outline; indicate

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Adumbrate

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Concerned with thinking or perceiving [cognition (n)]

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Cognitive

104
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Condescend

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Deign

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Reverse

Passionate

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Fervid

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Reverse

  1. Bitterness (bad feeling) 2. Confidence 3. Abnormal growth on a plant
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Gall

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Reverse

  1. Raised bank of a river 2. Morning reception held by a monarch
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Levee

108
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Unnatural; abnormal

A

Preternatural

109
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Reverse

Suppress

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Quell

110
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Reverse

Written form of music

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Score (n)

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To adjoin

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Abut

112
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Reverse

Worry and concern

A

Consternation

113
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Judge’s hammer

A

Gavel

114
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Reverse

Right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.

A

Lien

115
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Remarks deviating from the main point [parentheses are round brackets in punctuation]

A

Parenthesis

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Vigorous; having well-developed muscles [a sinew is a tendon]

A

Sinewy

117
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Reverse

To soak in water

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Steep (v)

118
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Reverse

To plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. Pack explosives into a hole)

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Tamp

119
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Reverse

  1. Hazarding; risking; putting forward 2. Going somewhere [venturesome means courageous or willing to take risks]
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Venturing

120
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Reverse

  1. Twisted or bent to one side 2. Dryly humorous
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Wry

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Hard

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Arduous

122
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Reverse

Kill or destroy a large part of (originally one tenth)

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Decimated

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Reverse

  1. Grow feathers 2. Leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]
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Fledge

124
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Reverse

Cut or dig out

A

Gouge

125
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Reverse

Insignificant; of little value

A

Picayune

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Reverse

Fascinating [to rivet literally means to fix metal plates using metal pins]

A

Riveting

127
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Reverse

Solo speech

A

Soliloquy

128
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Person who requests or begs for something [supplicate (v)]

A

Supplicant

129
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Reverse

Supernatural; going beyond normal experience [transcendent (a)]

A

Transcendental

130
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Reverse

True; genuine [verity (n)]

A

Veritable

131
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Reverse

Talking down to someone [condescending (a)]

A

Condescension

132
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Reverse

Remove; take off

A

Divest

133
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Reverse

Circular current

A

Eddy

134
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Reverse

Shoulder decoration

A

Epaulet

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Reverse

Wrong idea [fallacious (a)]

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Fallacy

136
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Reverse

  1. Decorative border with tassels (n) 2. To form an edge (v)
A

Fringe

137
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Reverse

To make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc.

A

Leaven

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Reverse

  1. To talk down to; condescend 2. To be a customer of
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Patronize

139
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Reverse

  1. Eminent 2. Protruding 3. Obvious
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Prominent

140
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Law [statutory (a)]

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Statute

141
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Hatred

A

Antipathy

142
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Affirm

A

Aver

143
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Reverse

Speak or write at great length

A

Expatiate

144
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Reverse

  1. To lose energy 2. To signal
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Flag (v)

145
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  1. Tool used to thresh grain 2. To thresh (separate grain from chaff) 3. To wave arms about wildly
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Flail

146
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Accused (of crime)

A

Indicted

147
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Reverse

Laze around; hang out (when used of the tongue)

A

Loll

148
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Slander

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Malign

149
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Reverse

  1. To fix firmly 2. To obtain
A

Secure (v)

150
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Long pointed nail or claw

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Talon

151
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Reverse

State of inactivity; disuse

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Abeyance

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Reverse

  1. Take away weapons 2. Win over to ones side [disarming (a)]
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Disarm

153
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Reverse

  1. Complex and detailed (a) 2. To expand on (v)
A

Elaborate

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Reverse

  1. Stir up 2. Bathe with hot liquids (medical)
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Foment

155
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Reverse

Maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others [jockey (v)]

A

Jockeying

156
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Reverse

Small details

A

Minutiae

157
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Reverse

Regret [rueful (a)]

A

Rue

158
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Reverse

Concerned with the body

A

Somatic

159
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Reverse

Holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc.) [stint (v)]

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Stinging

160
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Moderate

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Temperate

161
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Reverse

  1. Attraction (n) 2. To attract (v)
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Allure

162
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Reverse

Treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight

A

Caulk

163
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Reverse

  1. Person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces 2. (v) to enlist compulsorily
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Conscript

164
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Reverse

Aimless; inconsistent in effort

A

Desultory

165
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Reverse

Poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

A

Elegy

166
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Uncultivated

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Fallow

167
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Reverse

Tolerant [forbear (v); forbearance (n)]

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Forbearing

168
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Reverse

Political domination; complete authority

A

Hegemony

169
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Reverse

Lack of honesty or integrity

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Improbity

170
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Hesitation or fear

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Qualm

171
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Reverse

  1. Try 2. Assess purity
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Assay

172
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Reverse

Someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)]

A

Chauvinist

173
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Reverse

Separate; discontinuous (not to be confused with discreet -prudent; diplomatic)

A

Discrete

174
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Reverse

  1. Sign up for the army 2. Obtain
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Enlist

175
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Made up; false; manufactured [fabricate (v); fabrication (n)]

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Fabricated

176
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  1. Attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously 2. Explode noisily
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Fulminate

177
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Reverse

Thick rope or cable

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Hawser

178
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Reverse

Agree with; complement; match up with (In British slang jibe means mock)

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Jibe

179
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  1. An equal 2. To stare at 3. Nobleman
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Peer

180
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One who is strict about rules or details

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Stickler

181
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Closure; terminating a debate by voting

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Cloture

182
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Matching [congruency (n)]

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Congruent

183
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Waste time; flirt

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Dally

184
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Avoid the truth

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Dissemble

185
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Reverse

Be excessively find of [doting (a)]

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Dote

186
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  1. Wandering 2. Wrong 3. Straying from accepted standards
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Errant

187
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Passionate

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Fervent

188
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Reverse

To tolerate

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Stomach (v)

189
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Reverse

Junction between two nerve cells

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Synapse

190
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Reverse

Offering a lower price; undermining

A

Undercutting

191
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Reverse

Deliberate, criminal starting of fires

A

Arson

192
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Dead flesh; carcasses

A

Carrion

193
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Can be understood

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Intelligible

194
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Cannot be altered; firm

A

Ironclad

195
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Reverse

Fluff; soft material used to over wounds

A

Lint

196
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Reverse

Assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance

A

Pretension

197
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Expert

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Pundit

198
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Reverse

Ceremonial fire

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Pyre

199
Q

Reverse

Satisfy

A

Sate

200
Q

Reverse

Type of musical rhythm with missed beats

A

Syncopation

SAT Vocab Wordlists (15 decks)

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