1000_words Flashcards
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impetus n
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Any impulse or incentive
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exhaust v
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To empty by draining off the contents
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intolerant adj
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Bigoted
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bewilder v
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To confuse the perceptions or judgment of
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breach n
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The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
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heartrending adj
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Very depressing
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sublingual adj
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Situated beneath the tongue
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dissension n
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Angry or violent difference of opinion
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clemency n
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Mercy
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gaseous adj
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Light and unsubstantial
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legitimacy n
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Accordance with law
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semiconscious adj
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Partially conscious
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nugatory adj
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Having no power or force
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diversity n
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Dissimilitude
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barcarole n
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A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers
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comprise v
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To consist of
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gynecocracy n
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Female supremacy
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overpay v
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To pay or reward in excess
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bibliomania n
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The passion for collecting books
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repentance n
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Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things rightby undoing the wrong
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nettle v
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To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in
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incandescence n
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The state of being white or glowing with heat
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indivertible adj
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That can not be turned aside
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effuse v
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To pour forth
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genteel adj
Well-bred or refined
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kingling n
A petty king
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altar n
Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incenseburned
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corruptible adj
Open to bribery
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impregnate v
To make pregnant
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pendant n
Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use
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allotment n
Portion
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temporary adj
Lasting for a short time only
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derivative adj
Coming or acquired from some origin
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alto n
The lowest or deepest female voice or part
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quintet n
Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments
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differential adj
Distinctive
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endue v
To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual
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irruption n
Sudden invasion
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stimulate v
To rouse to activity or to quickened action
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coxswain n
One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crewunder an officer
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veracious adj
Habitually disposed to speak the truth
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makeup n
The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed
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bravado n
An aggressive display of boldness
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bodice n
A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist
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pantoscope n
A very wide-angled photographic lens
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maharaja n
A great Hindu prince
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transferable adj
Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another
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exacerbate v
To make more sharp, severe, or virulent
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territorial adj
Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercisesjurisdiction
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inept adj
Not fit or suitable
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heedless adj
Thoughtless
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philander v
To play at courtship with a woman
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unspeakable adj
Abominable
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auriferous adj
Containing gold
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alleviate v
To make less burdensome or less hard to bear
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anemic adj
Affected with anemia
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restitution n
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs
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retrace v
To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking
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fallacy n
Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
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pestilential adj
having the nature of or breeding pestilence
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discontinuance n
Interruption or intermission
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surveyor n
A land-measurer
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crevice n
A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces
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indolent adj
Habitually inactive or idle
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fusible adj
Capable of being melted by heat
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compression n
Constraint, as by force or authority
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contradiction n
The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said
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excitable adj
Nervously high-strung
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ludicrous adj
Laughable
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precise adj
Exact
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consecrate v
To set apart as sacred
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effeminacy n
Womanishness
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lurid adj
Ghastly and sensational
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potency n
Power
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decimal adj
Founded on the number 10
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specie n
A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal
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norm n
A model
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arrogate v
To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons orgrounds
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uppermost adj
First in order of precedence
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intrude v
To come in without leave or license
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stagnate v
To become dull or inert
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imminent adj
Dangerous and close at hand
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grandiloquent adj
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style
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purl v
To cause to whirl, as in an eddy
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prelude n
An introductory or opening performance
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indiscreet adj
Lacking wise judgment
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outlandish adj
Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action
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respondent adj
Answering
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abstinence n
Self denial
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isle n
An island
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bestride v
To get or sit upon astride, as a horse
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viceroy n
A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony orprovince
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reign v
To hold and exercise sovereign power
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recant v
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed ormaintained)
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boorish adj
Rude
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crustacean adj
Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs,crawfish, etc
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profession n
Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other specialdisciplines
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annual adj
Occurring every year
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masquerade n
A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to bedisguised
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disregard v
To take no notice of
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obsolescence n
The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse
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sibilant adj
Made with a hissing sound
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laudable adj
Praiseworthy
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effervescent adj
Giving off bubbles of gas
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execration n
An accursed thing
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momentous adj
Very significant
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truculence n
Ferocity
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malcontent n
One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs
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genealogy n
A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants
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infinite adj
Measureless
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encomium n
A formal or discriminating expression of praise
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novice n
A beginner in any business or occupation
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torturous adj
Marked by extreme suffering
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queue n
A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance
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fragile adj
Easily broken
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enrage v
To infuriate
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parricide n
The murder of a parent
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intermit v
To cause to cease temporarily
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technography n
The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in theirhistoric development.
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terminus n
The final point or goal
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effective adj
Fit for a destined purpose
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manor n
The landed estate of a lord or nobleman
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diatomic adj
Containing only two atoms
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adroit adj
Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers
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perspiration n
Sweat
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Anglo-Saxon n
The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, orIndia
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acquiesce v
To comply; submit
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muddle v
To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink
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reinstate v
To restore to a former state, station, or authority
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service n
Any work done for the benefit of another
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ominous adj
Portentous
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broach v
To mention, for the first time
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possession n
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command
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intimidate v
To cause to become frightened
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maidenhood n
Virginity
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dissatisfy v
To displease
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efficient adj
Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results
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havoc n
Devastation
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inspector n
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest orimportance
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outreach v
To reach or go beyond
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bight n
A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of acoast-line
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ally n
A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
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technic adj
Technical
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engrave v
To cut or carve in or upon some surface
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cognate adj
Akin
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preferential adj
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority
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participate v
To receive or have a part or share of
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coerce v
To force
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dilate v
To enlarge in all directions
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inquisition n
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
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recrudescence n
The state of becoming raw or sore again
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tenet n
Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains astrue
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stratum n
A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material
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pneumatic adj
Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas
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arbitrate v
To act or give judgment as umpire
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origin n
The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be
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noticeable adj
Perceptible
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wrest v
To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing
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incentive n
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions
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contradictory adj
Inconsistent with itself
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permeate v
To pervade
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diatribe n
A bitter or malicious criticism
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prolix adj
Verbose
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monition n
Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof
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derelict adj
Neglectful of obligation
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divagation n
Digression
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requital n
Adequate return for good or ill
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safeguard v
To protect
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enthuse v
To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling
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seance n
A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits
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hydrometer n
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids byflotation
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acquiescence n
Passive consent
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drainage n
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes,etc
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formation n
Relative disposition of parts
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thereabout adv
Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately
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dissentient n
One who disagrees
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delectation n
Delight
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interpose v
To come between other things or persons
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competitor n
A rival
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resistless adj
Powerless
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profligate adj
Abandoned to vice
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censor n
An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication
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evangelical adj
Seeking the conversion of sinners
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presumptuous adj
Assuming too much
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bustle v
To hurry
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sextuple adj
Multiplied by six
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juvenile adj
Characteristic of youth
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coronet n
Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rankless than sovereign.
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vocable n
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound
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success n
A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted
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cornice n
An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
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offhand adv
Without preparation
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shiftless adj
Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability
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close-hauled adj
Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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denouement n
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
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hoodwink v
To deceive
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disagree v
To be opposite in opinion
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stature n
The natural height of an animal body
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dramatist n
One who writes plays
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hypnotism n
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily actson suggestion
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covenant n
An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties
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nomad adj
Having no fixed abode
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usurp v
To take possession of by force
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bolster v
To support, as something wrong
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unique adj
Being the only one of its kind
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discomfit v
To put to confusion
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whet v
To make more keen or eager
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pervious adj
Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance
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nutritive adj
Having nutritious properties
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shuffle n
A mixing or changing the order of things
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stanza n
A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions ina poem
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motto n
An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, orfaith
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convalescent adj
Recovering health after sickness
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rejoin v
To reunite after separation
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propagate v
To spread abroad or from person to person
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regicide n
The killing of a king or sovereign
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disenfranchise v
To deprive of any right privilege or power
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overlord n
One who holds supremacy over another
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adoration n
Profound devotion
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stationary adj
Not moving
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insolent adj
Impudent
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perusal n
The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully
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scholarly adj
Characteristic of an erudite person
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topography n
The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality orregion with accuracy
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emanate v
To flow forth or proceed, as from some source
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deceitful adj
Fraudulent
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sanguineous adj
Consisting of blood
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butte n
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated
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consignor n
One who entrusts
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myriad n
A vast indefinite number
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magisterial adj
Having an air of authority
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transatlantic adj
Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic
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violator n
One who transgresses
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fugacious adj
Fleeting
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assonance n
Resemblance or correspondence in sound
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surreptitious adj
Clandestine
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donate v
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause
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pretension n
A bold or presumptuous assertion
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persevere v
To continue striving in spite of discouragements
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panoply n
A full set of armor
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menagerie n
A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition
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acidify v
To change into acid
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nuptial adj
Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony
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electrotype n
A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin
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alliance n
Any combination or union for some common purpose
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stigma n
A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result ofevil-doing
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luminescence n
Showing increase
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tangible adj
Perceptible by touch
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landmark n
A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwiseeasily lost track of
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plutocracy n
A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by meansof their money
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conformation n
General structure, form, or outline
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laborious adj
Toilsome
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feint n
Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement
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precursor n
A forerunner or herald
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Artesian well n
A very deep bored wellwater rises due to underground pressure
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expulsion n
Forcible ejection
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deficiency n
Lack or insufficiency
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prehensible adj
Capable of being grasped
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beatitude n
Any state of great happiness
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hypnotize v
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts onsuggestions
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well-doer n
A performer of moral and social duties
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forejudge v
To judge of before hearing evidence
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outcast n
One rejected and despised, especially socially
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frivolous adj
Trivial
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exonerate v
To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame
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forcible adj
Violent
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vaudeville n
A variety show
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inglorious adj
Shameful
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moratorium n
An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some actiontemporarily
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extenuate v
To diminish the gravity or importance of
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desistance n
Cessation
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privilege n
A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only underspecial conditions
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comprehension n
Ability to know
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successor n
One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing
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brogan n
A coarse, heavy shoe
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magnificent adj
Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action
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premature adj
Coming too soon
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sedate adj
Even-tempered
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pleasurable adj
Affording gratification
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travesty n
A grotesque imitation
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misogamy n
Hatred of marriage
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kiloliter n
One thousand liters
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anecdote n
A brief account of some interesting event or incident
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operate v
To put in action and supervise the working of
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metronome n
An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music
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plausible adj
Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt
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ailment n
Slight sickness
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obviate v
To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
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quay n
A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting intoit
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admittance n
Entrance, or the right or permission to enter
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monsieur n
A French title of respect, equivalent to Mrand sir
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slight adj
Of a small importance or significance
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recreant n
A cowardly or faithless person
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rue v
To regret extremely
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nowadays adv
In the present time or age
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rabid adj
Affected with rabies or hydrophobia
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secondary adj
Less important or effective than that which is primary
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orthodox adj
Holding the commonly accepted faith
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misbehave v
To behave ill
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hilarious adj
Boisterously merry
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accession n
Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government
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discover v
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown orunperceived
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transact v
To do business
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protective adj
Sheltering
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baste v
To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking
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protuberance n
Something that swells out from a surrounding surface
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verbatim adv
Word for word
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ridicule n
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt
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pedagogics n
The science and art of teaching
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verily adv
In truth
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stultify v
To give an appearance of foolishness to
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gigantic adj
Tremendous
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retinue n
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or publicappearance
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deject v
To dishearten
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whereupon adv
After which
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privy adj
Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction
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linear adj
Of the nature of a line
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supplicate v
To beg
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malevolent adj
Wishing evil to others
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despondent adj
Disheartened
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counterpart n
Something taken with another for the completion of either
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claimant n
One who makes a claim or demand, as of right
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adjudge v
To award or bestow by formal decision
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perfectible adj
Capable of being made perfect
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needy adj
Being in need, want, or poverty
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punitive adj
Pertaining to punishment
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inhospitable adj
Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously
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ration v
To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food
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proscribe v
To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation
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ultimatum n
A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions
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predominate v
To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree
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antiseptic n
Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactivemicro-organisms
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phlegmatic adj
Not easily roused to feeling or action
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vie v
To contend
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Jingo n
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreignpolicy
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duplex adj
Having two parts
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gratuity n
That which is given without demand or claimTip
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glacier n
A field or stream of ice
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commentary n
A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work
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irrigate v
To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means
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impious adj
Characterized by irreverence or irreligion
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kimono n
A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan
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raillery n
Good-humored satire
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undulate v
To move like a wave or in waves
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denizen n
Inhabitant
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bronchitis n
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
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capacious adj
Roomy
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importune v
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties
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undergarment n
A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments
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decameter n
A length of ten meters
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proverb n
A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom ofexperience
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suggestive adj
Stimulating to thought or reflection
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bilingual adj
Speaking two languages
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neocracy n
Government administered by new or untried persons
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reproduction n
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind.
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fanciless adj
Unimaginative
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accompaniment n
A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part
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phosphorescence n
The property of emitting light
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flexible adj
Pliable
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allot v
To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person
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alley n
A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like
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fernery n
A place in which ferns are grown
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monotony n
A lack of variety
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inure v
To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure
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pentathlon n
The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the samecontestants
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continuance n
Permanence
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cauterize v
To burn or sear as with a heated iron
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propel v
To drive or urge forward
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melodrama n
A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation andincidents
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sanctimonious adj
Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness orpiety
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arid adj
Very dry
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payee n
A person to whom money has been or is to be paid
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sapience n
Deep wisdom or knowledge
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contrivance n
The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for aspecial purpose
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abridgment n
A condensed form as of a book or play
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messieurs n
plGentlemen
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ashen adj
Pale
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dispossess v
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate
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viol n
A stringed instrument of the violin class
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luxuriate v
To live sumptuously
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emeritus adj
Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position
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disarm v
To deprive of weapons
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deviate v
To take a different course
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nostrum n
Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character
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transverse adj
Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction
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dignitary n
One who holds high rank
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cupidity n
Avarice
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callow adj
Without experience of the world
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inborn adj
Implanted by nature
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proselyte n
One who has been won over from one religious belief to another
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indescribable adj
That can not be described
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exempt adj
Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affectingothers
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nowhere adv
In no place or state
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proficient adj
Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, orindustry
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heterogeneous adj
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds
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ennoble v
To dignify
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benignity n
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner
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cornucopia n
The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity
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treasonable adj
Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance
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superannuate v
To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service
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estuary n
A wide lower part of a tidal river
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entangle v
To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications
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glazier n
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows
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erudite adj
Very-learned
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insurgent n
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of aplace
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plural adj
Containing or consisting of more than one
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rightful adj
Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage
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fuse v
To unite or blend as by melting together
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tricycle n
A three-wheeled vehicle
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Protestant n
A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right ofspecial judgment
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repudiate v
To refuse to have anything to do with
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cataclysm n
Any overwhelming flood of water
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catholicity n
Universal prevalence or acceptance
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unbelief n
Doubt
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maritime adj
Situated on or near the sea
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superfluous adj
Being more than is needed
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pedestal n
A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase
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decagon n
A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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migratory adj
Wandering
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low-spirited adj
Despondent
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persistence n
A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like
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neutral adj
Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants
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luminescent adj
Showing increase of light
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hardihood n
Foolish daring
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liquor n
Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid
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quarterly adj
Occurring or made at intervals of three months
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evict v
To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree
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bibliophile n
One who loves books
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ascetic adj
Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
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malefactor n
One who injures another
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fraudulence n
Deceitfulness
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equanimity n
Evenness of mind or temper
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enrapture v
To delight extravagantly or intensely
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inopportune adj
Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time
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alter v
To make change in
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operative adj
Active
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recessive adj
Having a tendency to go back
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passive adj
Unresponsive
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audible adj
Loud enough to be heard
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tincture n
A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine
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rendezvous n
A prearranged place of meeting
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versatile adj
Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or tovarious subjects
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append v
To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary
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unaccountable adj
Inexplicable
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cynical adj
Exhibiting moral skepticism
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toleration n
A spirit of charitable leniency
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Narcissus n
The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in lovewith his reflection.
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lawgiver n
A legislator
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accusatory adj
Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation
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ache v
To be in pain or distress
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durance n
Confinement
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countervail v
To offset
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admonition n
Gentle reproof
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acute adj
Having fine and penetrating discernment
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tireless adj
Untiring
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vegetarian n
One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusivelyvegetable
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delirious adj
Raving
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mettlesome adj
Having courage or spirit
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forfeit v
To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation
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ante v
In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt
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disillusion v
To disenchant
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insecure adj
Not assured of safety
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fallow n
Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
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reprehension n
Expression of blame
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metaphysical adj
Philosophical
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choral adj
Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir
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apathy n
Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling
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derive v
To deduce, as from a premise
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rationalism n
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently ofauthority
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turpitude n
Depravity
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pertinent adj
Relevant
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unlimited adj
Unconstrained
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practicable adj
Feasible
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sequester v
To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life
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prolific adj
Producing offspring or fruit
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astute adj
Keen in discernment
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recover v
To regain
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vulgarity n
Lack of refinement in conduct or speech
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inebriate v
To intoxicate
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preferable adj
More desirable than others
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munificent adj
Extraordinarily generous
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mete v
To apportion
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regiment n
A body of soldiers
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instill v
To infuse
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comparative adj
Relative
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encamp v
To pitch tents for a resting-place
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berth n
A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc
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intimacy n
Close or confidential friendship
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paraphrase v
Translate freely
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martyrdom n
Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle
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transgress v
To break a law
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insufficiency n
Inadequacy
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seignior n
A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir
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globose adj
Spherical
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resonance adj
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations
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literacy n
The state or condition of knowing how to read and write
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pentavalent adj
Quinqeuvalent
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physiography n
Description of nature
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acquittance n
Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility
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prudery n
An undue display of modesty or delicacy
