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consecrate

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to induct into a permanent office with a religious rite; to make or declare sacred

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cajole

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to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance

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dally

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to act playfully; to waste time

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prism

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a transparent body, bounded by nonparallel plane faces, and used to refract light

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potation

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a usually alcoholic drink or brew; the act or an instance of drinking

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bramble

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prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries

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grail

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the cup or platter used according to medieval legend by Christ at the Last Supper

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fervid

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very hot; marked by often extreme fervor

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legation

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an official emissary or ambassador

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muskeg

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a swamp or bog; a thick deposit of decayed matter of wet boreal regions

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platitude

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the quality or state of being dull or insipid; a banal, trite, or stale remark

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potsherd

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a pottery fragment usually unearthed as an archaeological relic

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sardonic

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disdainfully humorous; derisively mocking

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bollard

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a post of metal or wood on a wharf around which to fasten mooring lines

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parlay

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the fresh risking of an original stake together with its winnings; to exploit successfully

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stratagem

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an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy

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piquant

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engagingly provocative; agreeably stimulating to the taste, especially spicy

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torpor

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a state of mental and motor inactivity with insensibility; a state of lowered physiological activity

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agrarian

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of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure

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stamen

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the pollen-producing male organ of a flower

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slapdash

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careless and hasty

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peduncle

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a stalk bearing a flower or fructification

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slatternly

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untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; characteristic of a prostitute

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bravura

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a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill

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ad hominem
an attack on an opponent's character rather than assertions or points that the opponent has made
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serum
the watery, clear portion of an animal or plant fluid; a lightweight cosmetic preparation
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burnish
to polish, shine
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prior
the superior ranking next to the abbot of a monastery; the superior of a religious house
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tensile
capable of tension; of, relating to, or involving tension
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injudicious
not judicious; indiscreet; unwise
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obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; resistant to persuasion
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grama
any of several pasture grasses of the western U.S.
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hydrography
relating to the characteristic features of bodies of water; relating to the charting of bodies of water
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servile
of or befitting a menial position; meanly or cravenly submissive
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precocious
exceptionally early in development; exhibiting mature qualities at an early age
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elucidate
to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
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parry
to ward off a weapon or blow
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choleric
easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger; hot-tempered
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delusive
likely to delude; constituting a delusion
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courtier
one who practices flattery; one in attendance at a royal court
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dhobi
an Indian member of a low caste, employed as a washerman or washerwoman
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pensive
musingly or dreamily thoughtful; suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
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calcareous
resembling calcite or calcium carbonate; growing on limestone
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hauberk
a tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armor
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ombre
having colors or tones that shade into each other
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paranormal
not scientifically explainable; supernatural
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augean
extremely difficult or formidable; distasteful, filthy
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vassal
a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty
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argillaceous
of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals
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diaspora
the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland
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bevue
an error due to ignorance or inadvertence
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jetsam
any cargo that is intentionally discarded from a ship or wreckage
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boreal
relating to, or located in northern regions, especially by dominance of coniferous forests
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insinuate
to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way; imply
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absolve
to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt; pardon; forgive
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satyr
a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having characteristics of a horse or goat
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hobgoblin
a mischievous goblin, imp or sprite
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cetacea
aquatic mostly marine mammals consisting of the whales, dolphins, porpoises, and related forms
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subtend
to be opposite to and delimit (an angle or side)
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pachydermatous
of or relating to the pachyderms; thick; callous
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aquiline
curving like an eagle's beak; of, relating to, or resembling an eagle
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adroit
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
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antipyretic
an agent that reduces fever
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thermodynamics
physics that deals with the mechanical action or relations of heat
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spar
a stout round piece used to support rigging; the main longitudinal members of an airplane wing
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ocher
an earthy usually red or yellow iron ore used as a pigment
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salubrious
favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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forlorn
sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion; in poor condition
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inviolate
not violated or profaned; pure
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jaggery
coarse dark brown sugar made in India from the sap of palm trees
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expropriate
to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
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eminence
a position of prominence or superiority; a natural elevation
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crinosity
hairiness
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longe
a long rein or strap used to lead or guide a horse in training
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fecund
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree
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repartee
a quick and witty reply; adroitness and cleverness in reply
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leeward
the side or direction protected from the wind; the side opposite the windward
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spectral
of, relating to, or suggesting a specter; ghost
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injunction
a writ granted by a court of equity whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act
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ruction
a quarrel; a disturbance; a riot
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yeoman
an attendant in a noble household; a farmer
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tun
a large cask for beer or wine, usually 252 gallons
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sylvan
pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest
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dimity
sheer and stout white cotton fabric
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talisman
an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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conjure
to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly; to summon by invocation or incantation
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ignominy
deep humiliation and disgrace; disgraceful conduct, quality, or action
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grandee
a man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman
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vicissitude
a change or variation; a situation that occurs by chance
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lout
to bow in respect; an awkward brutish person
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arrent
let or farm out at a rent
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bearing
the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself
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harangue
a ranting speech or writing; strongly expressed speech or lecture
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coxcomb
a fool's cap; a conceited foolish person
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slag
the dross or scoria of a metal; a lewd or promiscuous woman
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stochastic
involving a random variable, chance or probability
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cabal
the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot; a political clique
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wheen
few
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bedeck
to clothe with finery

Vocab 1101 - 1200 (1 decks)

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