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Wordly Wise 3000: Book 9 Lesson 1-9 5/6/14 Flashcards

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v. To express deep regret or sorrow over.

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v. bewail

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adj. 1. Without resources or possessions, especially the necessities of life.
2. Lacking; devoid of.

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adj. destitute

n. destitution

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v. To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of.

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v. detract

n. detractor

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v. To set free from slavery; to liberate.

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v. emancipate

n. emancipation

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v. To praise highly.

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v. extol

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adj. Excessively showy; unrestrained.

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adj. flamboyant

n. flamboyance or flamboyancy

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n. 1. A driving force; anything that causes an action.

2. Increased activity resulting from a driving force.

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n. impetus

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adj. Incapable of being overcome or defeated.

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adj. insuperable

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adj. Not continuous; happening at intervals.

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adj. intermittent

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n. A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying.

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n. maxim

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adj. Required or demanded.

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adj. obligatory

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v. 1. To measure the depth of water.
2. To reach the deepest part of.
3. To understand by examining closely; to solve.
adj. Straight up and down; vertical.

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v., adj. plumb

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n. A person who wanders from place to place.

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n., adj. vagabond

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n. A face, especially one that expresses feelings.

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n. visage

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v. 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.

2. To gain by using sly persuasion or insincere praise.

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v. wheedle

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n. 1. Promptness in responding.

2. Eagerness.

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n. alacrity

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n. 1. A large group of people or things.
2. An orderly arrangement or display.
v. 1. To place in order.
2. To dress up.

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n., v. array

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v. To draw a conclusion from given facts.

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v. deduce

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v. 1. To weigh down or burden.

2. To impede the action of.

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v. encumber

n. encumbrance

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adj. Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with).

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adj. fraught

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adj. Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.

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adj. haphazard

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adj. Impossible to dispute; unquestionable.

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adj. incontrovertible

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adj. Hard to explain or impossible to understand.

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adj. inexplicable

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adj. Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.

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adj. ingenious

n. ingenuity

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n. One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler.

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n. laggard

adj. laggard

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n. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

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n. sustenance

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adj. 1. Intensely hot and dry.

2. Burning with passion.

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adj. torrid

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v. To pass over, across, or through.

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v. traverse

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adj. Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

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adj. ubiquitous

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n. 1. The highest point; the peak.

2. The point in the sky directly above the observer.

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n. zenith

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v. To refer to in an indirect way (used with to).

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v. allude

n. allusion

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v. 1. To set apart as holy.

2. To dedicate to a cause; to devote.

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v. consecrate

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v. To scatter or spread widely.

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v. disseminate

n. dissemination

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v. To show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon).

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v. dote

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v. To urge strongly; to warn or appeal.

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v. exhort

n. exhortation

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adj. Careless or irresponsible.

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adj. feckless

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v. To show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal.

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v. implicate

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v. To feel or express grief.

n. An expression of sorrow or grief in the form of a poem, song, etc.

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v. lament

n. lamentation (or lament)

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adj. Of or relating to money or currency.

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adj. monetary

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adj. Deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful.

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adj. pensive

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n. A showy or dignified display.

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n. pomp

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adj. Artificially stiff or formal in manner.

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adj. stilted

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v. To bring under control; to conquer.

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v. subjugate

n. subjugation

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n. 1. A severe bodily injury.

2. Emotional shock.

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n. trauma

adj. traumatic

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adj. 1. Ignoring what is right.
2. Excessive or unrestrained.
3. Playful or frolicsome.

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adj. wanton

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n. An old saying that has come to be accepted as true; a proverb.

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n. adage

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n. Good will and warm feelings among friends.

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n. camaraderie

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v. 1. To struggle with.
2. To maintain or assert.
n. 1. A conflict or struggle.
2. A point made in an argument.

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v. contend

n. contention

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adj. Not necessary; irrelevant.

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adj. extraneous

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n. Noisy confusion; uproar.

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n. hubbub

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v. 1. To follow a winding course.

2. To wander aimlessly.

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v. meander

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adj. Having or giving off a smell.

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adj. odoriferous

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n. 1. Personal belongings.

2. Equipment associated with a particular activity.

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n. paraphernalia

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adj. Careful of and attentive to details, especially ones relating to good manners and behavior.

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adj. punctilious

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v. To regain health or strength.

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v. recuperate

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v. To entertain or delight.

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v. regale

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adj. Doing or requiring a lot of sitting.

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adj. sedentary

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adj. Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury.

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adj. Spartan

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adj. Relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal.

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adj. temporal

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adj. 1. Turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor.

2. Amusing in a quiet but sharp way.

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adj. wry

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adj. Young and inexperienced; immature.

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adj. callow

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n. A person living during the same period as another.

adj. Existing or occurring at the same time.

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n. contemporary

adj. contemporary

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adj. Doubtful of the sincerity of others’ motives; skeptical.

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adj. cynical

n. cynic

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n. A ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people.

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n. despot

adj. despotic

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v. 1. To pronounce clearly.

2. To state; to announce.

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v. enunciate

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n. Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle.

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n. impediment

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v. 1. To make poor.

2. To take away.

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v. impoverish

adj. impoverished

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adj. Indulging in ease; avoiding exertion; lazy.

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adj. indolent

n. indolence

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adj. Showing sound judgment; wise.

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adj. sagacious

n. sagacity

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adj. Worldly; not connected with a church or religion.

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adj. secular

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v. 1. To think about or make guesses.

2. To engage in a risky business venture.

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v. speculate

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n. Conflict or struggle.

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n. strife

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v. To show great respect for.

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v. venurate

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adj. 1. ravenous; desiring and eating a large amount of food.
2. Greatly eager.

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adj. voracious

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v. To get smaller, dimmer, or weaker; to near an end.

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v. wane

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adj. Fitting the occasion; suitable or apt.

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adj. apropos

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n. Controlling influence; domination.

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n. ascendancy

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v. To analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of.

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v. assess

n. assessment

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v. To declare positively; to state as the truth.

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v. aver

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v. 1. To admit to be true, often reluctantly.

2. To grant or let have.

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v. concede

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adj. Lacking

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adj. deficient

n. deficiency

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n. An unproven principle or belief held to be true.

adj. Overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved.

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n. dogma

adj. dogmatic

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v. 1. To put an idea into a form that can be seen.

2. To make part of a system; incorporate.

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v. embody

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v. 1. To make known; disclose.

2. To bestow.

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v. impart

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n. The art of public speaking.

n. A public speaker.

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n. oratory
n. orator
adj. oratorical

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v. 1. To reproduce.
2. To cause to reproduce.
3. To foster the spread of.

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v. propagate

n. propagation

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n. Someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate.

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n. proponent

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adj. 1. Not yet fully developed.

2. Elementary.

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adj. rudimentary

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n. A visit or temporary stay.

v. To stay for a while.

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n. sojourn

v. sojourn

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adj. Making one’s feelings known in a loud way.

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adj. vociferous

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adj. Expressing love or the state of being in love.

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adj. amorous

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v. To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.

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v. belittle

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v. To blame or find fault with.

n. A severe criticism or harsh judgment.

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v. censure

n. censure

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v. To consider; to believe.

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v. deem

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v. To make known something secret; to reveal.

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v. divulge

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adj. Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable.

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adj. exorbitant

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v. To argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval.

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v. expostulate

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adj. Having great or significant consequences.

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adj. fateful

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n. An ungrateful person.

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n. ingrate

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n. 1. An order or command.

2. A court order prohibiting someone from doing something.

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n. injunction

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adj. Close to death; in a dying state.

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adj. moribund

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n. 1. A theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated.
2. A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile.

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n. motif

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v. To support by giving financial aid.

n. A grant of money, often provided by a government to a group or individual.

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v. subsidize

n. subsidy

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adj. Extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious.

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adj. sumptuous

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adj. Characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative.

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adj. voluble

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adj. Clever at dealing with difficult situations; adept; skillful.

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adj. adroit

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v. To insult or to offend deliberately.

n. A deliberate insult or offensive act.

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v. affront

n. affront

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n. An activity pursued for pleasure; a hobby.

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n. avocation

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n. A prolonged, impassioned struggle for what is believed to be a just cause.
v. To engage in such a struggle.

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n. crusade

v. crusade

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adj. Supplying a final answer; conclusive.

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adj. definitive

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n. Behavior; bearing.

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n. demeanor

112
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adj. Having or demonstrating extensive knowledge; learned.

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adj. erudite

n. erudition

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v. 1. To install in office, sometimes with a formal ceremony.
2. To admit to a society or to military service.

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v. induct

n. induction

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v. 1. To fall or slip from a certain level of conduct or accomplishment.
2. To come to an end; to expire.
n. 1. A minor mistake; a slip.
2. A pause or interval.

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v. lapse

n. lapse

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adj. Ready to fight, especially for a cause.

n. One who is ready to fight for a cause.

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adj. militant

n. militant

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n. A social outcast.

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n. pariah

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n. 1. A person who shows remarkable talent at an early age.

2. An amazing or extraordinary thing or event.

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n. prodigy

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n. One whose training or career is helped along by another.

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protégé masc. n.; protégée, fem. n.

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adj. 1. Rough and unpleasant to the ear.

2. Boisterous and disorderly.

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adj. raucous

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adj. Expressed without words; implied.

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adj. tacit

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n. The power to attract or charm.

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n. allure

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n. 1. The ancient world, especially before the Middle Ages.
2. The quality of great age.
n. Valuable objects from ancient times.

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n. antiquity

n. antiquities

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v. 1. To estimate the value of.

2. To form a judgment of; to evaluate.

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v. appraise

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v. 1. To cling to or be faithful to.

2. To split with force or a sharp instrument.

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v. cleave

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v. 1. To make or become less in value.

2. To make or become less in value.

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v. depreciate

126
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n. 1. Any of the many small, flat surfaces on a precious stone made by cutting.
2. One of many sides or aspects of something.

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n. facet

127
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n. An exact copy.

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n. facsimile

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adj. 1. Incapable of being penetrated.

2. Not affected or disturbed by.

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adj. impervious

129
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adj. Hard to describe because of a lack of distinctive qualities or features.

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adj. nondescript

130
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n. A state of being in doubt about what to do.

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n. quandary

131
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v. 1. To lie at rest.
2. To place (power, etc.) in some person or group.
n. A state of rest or relaxation.

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v. repose

n. repose

132
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v. 1. To flash or sparkle.

2. To be lively and witty.

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v. scintillate

133
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v. To examine with great care.

n. Close examination.

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v. scrutinize

n. scrutinity

134
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adj. Not naturally produced; made by artificial processes.

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adj. synthetic

135
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v. To change the form or appearance of.

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v. transmute

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v. To cut off a body part, especially by surgery.

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v. amputate

137
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n. A natural talent.

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n. aptitude

138
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n. One who benefits or gains an advantage from something.

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n. beneficiary

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n. A welcome gift or blessing.

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n. boon

140
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v. To feel or express sorrow or compassion for; to sympathize.

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v. commiserate

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v. To collect or gather; to acquire or obtain.

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v. garner

142
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adj. Without payment; free of charge.

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adj. gratis

adv. gratis

143
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v. To make helpless or incapable.

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v. incapacitate

n. incapacity

144
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n. The beginning of an action or process.

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n. inception

145
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adj. Generous, unselfish, or forgiving.

n. Quality of being above meanness or spite; generosity of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly.

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adj. magnanimous

n. magnanimity

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n. A very large number.

adj. Very many.

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n. myriad

adj. myriad

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adj. 1. Capable of being done; feasible.

2. Usable.

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adj. practicable

148
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v. To pay or reward.

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v. remunerate

n. remuneration

149
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v. To ask for in a formal way.

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v. solicit

n. solicitation

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adj. Used so much that it is no longer fresh or new.

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adj. trite

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